Images of Okinawa after WW2-In comparison with prewar period

• Project/Area Number: 26370178
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Okuma Seisaku 早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 助教 (40711213)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 沖縄 / 戦後 / イメージ / 美術 / 表象 / 戦争

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research explored the occurrence and development of visual images of Okinawa during U.S. occupation after WW2 and investigated how they related to prewar Okinawan images, seeking out what was unique or similar about each set. In prewar artworks, Okinawa was represented with feminine images; this was similarly seen after the war. Regarding the visual images of the cenotaphs, including "Himeyuri-no-Tou" that can be said to be peculiar after the war, it turned out that several artists participated in their erection and design.