Political Posters

The “All Of Us Or None” (AOUON) archive project was started by Free Speech Movement activist Michael Rossman in 1977 to gather and document posters of modern progressive movements in the United States. Though some early works are included, its focus is on the domestic political poster renaissance that began in 1965 and continues to this day. When Rossman died May 12, 2008 his family donated the collection to the Oakland Museum of California. More …

The Archive gathered posters from all streams of progressive activity — from movements of protest, liberation, and affirmative action, trade union and community struggles, to electoral and environmental organizing, community services, and visionary manifestos. It is strongest in work from the San Francisco Bay Area, but its scope is national: approximately one-quarter of its holdings come from out of state, primarily New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. These are complemented by a representation of international work. The collection consists of approximately 24,500 distinct titles.

The collection includes examples from well-known graphic artists including Malaquías Montoya, Emory Douglas, Rachael Romero, Rupert Garcia, Yolanda Lopez, Favianna Rodriguez, Carlos Cortez, Nancy Hom, Juan Fuentes, and Jos Sances, as well as material from seminal collective workshops such as La Raza Silkscreen, the Royal Chicano Air Force, Japantown Art and Media, Kearny Street Workshop, and Inkworks Press. Perhaps more important, the depth and breadth of the collection reveals the contribution of numerous lesser known or even anonymous artists whose cumulative impact on this democratic public art form has yet to be properly understood.

The cataloging of the AOUON Archive was made possible by a generous grant from the Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation.

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No war for Big Oil Alliance Graphics, Richard V. Correll ~ artist 1991 Poster has an outlined globe in the upper right with large red drippings over it. On the left is "No War for Big Oil" printed in dark brown.	No wars for Big Oil Richard V. Correll ~ artist 1979 Poster has an outlined globe in the upper right with large drippings over it. The drippings fade from yellow to orange to red. On the left is "No Wars for Big Oil" printed in dark green.
No war for big oil Richard V. Correll ~ artist 1990 Poster has an outlined globe in the upper right with large drippings over it. The drippings fade from yellow to orange to red. On the left is "No War for Big Oil" printed in dark brown.	Power to the people Richard Moore ~ artist c. 1970 Poster has a black and white geometric shaped background. The lower left has a man raising his fist in the air. The lower right has "Power To The People" in red letters. Below is "N.Y. Panther 21...
I Am A Black Woman Personality Posters Mfg. Co. Inc. ~ publisher, Richard McCrary ~ designer 1971 Poster has thick black border overall. Poster has a photograph of Angela Davis from the chest up speaking and holding up a clenched fist. The background of the photograph is yellow. At the top...	Northland Cultural Workers Conference Richard Kees ~ artist 1979 Poster has a blue background with a black and white drawing of an eagle flying over a coniferous forest. There is a quote in black in the upper left. It reads, "Human of midnight destiny I watch...
Free Leonard Peltier and all political prisoners Richard Kees ~ artist c. 1984 Poster has a background of light blue bars. In front of the bars is a man in a white shirt with long black hair. He is holding a peace pipe. In the upper left is a brown eagle. The top reads in...	Used once and thrown away : Vietnam Veterans Against the War Ricardo Levins-Morales ~ artist 1977 Poster has three black and white images of men. Top image is of soldiers lined up holding guns. Middle image is of men lined up for unemployment. Bottom image is of men holding a banner that...
Boycott Nestle Products Ricardo Levins-Morales ~ artist 1977 Top edge has text: "Boycott Nestle Products" . Below the poster has a depiction of death handing a nursing mother a bottle. Death is wearing a money belt. In the background there is a village...	Globalization: The Next Generation Ricardo Levins-Morales ~ artist 2000 Poster has a drawing of a jetliner in brown. In the jetliner are outlines of people, guns, and bombs. Below in green is "Globalization: The Next Generation." This is a brilliant update of...
Cortes Nos Chingo in a big way : the Huey [Hernan Cortes screwed with us in a big way] Louie, Ricardo Favela ~ artist, Royal Chicano Air Force ~ workshop 1974 Poster has a red and yellow patterned background. In the center is black text that is poem by Louie the Foot. It is in Spanish and English.	A Victory for the Palestinian People- A Victory for the People of the World! Revolutionary Communist Party, Revolutionary Union, San Francisco, U.S.A ~ publisher Poster has an image of several young women in red and white headscarves holding guns. Below the image is "A Victory for the Palestinian People- A Victory for the People of the World!"...
Cesar Chavez: President, United Farm Workers speaks on the UC Berkeley Campus Autumn Press ~ printer, Rene Castro ~ artist 1987 Poster has a black and white drawing of Cesar Chavez speaking into a microphone in the center. The poster reads from top to bottom, "Cesar Chavez/ President, United Farm Workers/ speaks on the UC...	untitled (Cuban stamp magazine insert) Rene Mederos Pazos ~ artist c. 1975 Poster is actually a center insert from a magazine and has a black background with several images of Cuban postage stamps. The center stamp is of a fisherman carrying a basket of fish away from...
Dia de los Muertos Rene Castro ~ artist 1988 Poster has a white border. Background of the poster is blue with the image of part of a naval vessel in silver and purple. The right side of the poster has a missile being launched from the naval...	El Tecolote : Ten years Rene Castro ~ artist 1980 Poster is divided into six equal sized squares in three rows of two. Clockwise from top right the first square is blue with black text: "El Tecolote" and a black design at bottom. The...
Kampus Konfrontation Kutouts Remick-Gieling ~ artist, Tea Lautrec Litho ~ printer c. 1968 Poster has drawings in the center of cut-outs to make a puppet of a man, a police officer, and a pig head. The poster reads across the top, "4 - In -1 Kampus Konfrontation Kutouts A Major...	Quilapayun Red River Women's Press ~ printer c. 1977 Poster has a black and white outlined image of a band holding guitars across the center. Above is a larger guitar with barbed wire and an image of a man's face in the center. The top edge has "...
Viva Puerto Rico Libre! [Long live a free Puerto Rico!] Red River Women's Press ~ printer c. 1976 Poster has an image similar to the Puerto Rican flag with red and white stripes and an area of blue with a woman's face in place of the star. Printed above the woman's face in black is a poem for...	Women Need Not Always Keep Their Mouths Shut and Their Wombs Open! Red Pepper Posters ~ workshop 1976 Right side of poster has an image of a wowman whose organs are exposed. The firgures lips and womb are highlighted in red. At left is the text: " women / need not / always / keep their / mouths...
Paris 1871: China 1977 Red Pepper Posters ~ workshop 1977 Poster has a vertical black bar on the left with white text. On the right is a light blue image of fighting in the background with brown and black outlined figutes over. The top right corner has "...	-- and in Nicaragua, a spark -- Red Pepper Posters ~ artist 1980 Poster has a red and white background made of various images that show war, protests, and people holding guns. In the center are figures in black holding guns and have red and black bandannas over...
Cuba: Brigade Venceremos: Join It Reboiro ~ artist c. 1969 Long rectangular poster with a striped background in pink, yellow, red, orange and purple. In the center is a blue, turquoise, and purple floral pattern. The poster has outlined block lettering in...	Samoans against drugs and violence Raymond Martineau ~ artist 1993 Poster has an imag of a man and woman in pink clothing holding a man who is passed out. They are on a beach with palm trees in the bckground, ocean on the right and a seagull in the sky. Below the...