2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Western expatriates in postwar Japan and their perception and evaluation of contemporary Japanese art: with focus on English-language journalism
| Project/Area Number |
23520125
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Aesthetics/Art history
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| Research Institution | Seitoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OMUKA Toshiharu 筑波大学, 芸術系, 教授 (60177300)
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| Research Collaborator |
AJIOKA Chiaki 日本美術, コンサルタント(在オーストラリア)
MITSUDA Yuri 渋谷区立松濤美術館, 学芸員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 日本美術史 / 美術批評 / 占領期 / 英字新聞 / CIE / 国際情報交流 / アメリカ |
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| Research Abstract |
This study examined the ways in which postwar Japanese art was percieved and evaluated by Western expatriates living in Japan between 1945 and 1965, and the ripple effect of such evaluation. The methods employed were: collecting information on significant individuals (mostly American) and their interrelationships; creating database of art-related articles in English-language newspapers published in Japan; and analyzing those articles. Also considered was the Civil Information and Education (CIE) libraries which were set up by the Occupation Force and served as source of information for Japanese artists, art scholors and critics.
The study thus considered from diverse angles the environment for arts in postwar Japan, and communicated the outcomes through publications and a public symposium.
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