Western expatriates in postwar Japan and their perception and evaluation of contemporary Japanese art: with focus on English-language journalism

这项研究考察了1945至1965年间居住在日本的西方侨民对战后日本艺术的欣赏和评价方式，以及这种评价的连锁反应。所采用的方法是：收集关于重要人物(主要是美国人)及其相互关系的信息；创建日本出版的英文报纸上与艺术有关的文章数据库；并对这些文章进行分析。这项研究还考虑了由占领军建立的公民信息和教育(CIE)图书馆，它是日本艺术家、艺术学者和批评家的信息来源。因此，这项研究从不同的角度考虑了战后日本的艺术环境，并通过出版物和公共研讨会交流了结果。

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.