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	'''~~Japanese~~ official war artists''' were commissioned to create artwork in the context of a specific war.<ref>McCloskey, Barbara. (2005). ''Artists of World War II,'' pp. 111–126.</ref> The artists were creating ''sensō sakusen kirokuga'' ("war campaign documentary painting") for the government of Japan.<ref name="tsuruya_aas">Tsuruya, Mayu. ] (AAS), Annual Meeting (Boston, Massachusetts), March 22–25, 2007.</ref>		''']ese official war artists''' were commissioned to create artwork in the context of a specific war.<ref>McCloskey, Barbara. (2005). ''Artists of World War II,'' pp. 111–126.</ref> The artists were creating {{lang\|ja\|sensō sakusen kirokuga}}, {{lang\|ja\|戦争作戦記録画}} ("war campaign documentary painting") for the government of Japan.<ref name="tsuruya_aas">Tsuruya, Mayu. {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629060620/http://www.aasianst.org/absts/2007abst/japan/j-156.htm \|date=2011-06-29 }} ] (AAS), Annual Meeting (Boston, Massachusetts), March 22–25, 2007.</ref>

	Official war artists have been appointed by governments for information or propaganda purposes and to record events on the battlefield;<ref>], </ref> but there are many other types of artists depicting the subject or events of war.		Official war artists have been appointed by governments for information or propaganda purposes and to record events on the battlefield;<ref>], </ref> but there are many other types of artists depicting the subject or events of war.

	Between 1937 and 1945, Japan’s military leaders commissioned official war artists to create images of the ] and the ]. Approximately 200 pictures depicting Japan’s military campaigns were created. These pictures were presented at large-scale exhibitions during the war years.<ref name="tsuruya_aas"/>		Between 1937 and 1945, Japan’s military leaders commissioned official war artists to create images of the ] and the ]. Approximately 200 pictures depicting Japan’s military campaigns were created. These pictures were presented at large-scale exhibitions during the war years.<ref name="tsuruya_aas"/>

	==Second Sino-Japanese War ==		==Second Sino-Japanese War ==
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	The Japanese military supported artists during this conflict. For example, ] was sent to China as an official war artist by the Imperial Japanese Naval Information office. In 1938, he traveled to the battlefield front in central China.<ref name="mccloskey117">McCloskey, p. 117.</ref>		The Japanese military supported artists during this conflict. For example, ] was sent to China as an official war artist by the Imperial Japanese Naval Information office. In 1938, he traveled to the battlefield front in central China.<ref name="mccloskey117">McCloskey, p. 117.</ref>
	*], 1886–1968.<ref>Nussbaum, "Fujita Tsuguharu" in ''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 200; McCloskey, p. 117.</ref>		*], 1886–1968.<ref>Nussbaum, "Fujita Tsuguharu" in ''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 200; McCloskey, p. 117.</ref>
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	==Pacific War ==		==Pacific War ==
	The Japanese government and military supported an extensive war art program involving hundreds of artists; however, little is known about it. In part, this is because the U.S. government confiscated the extant artwork. Many of the records have not been examined for scholarly review.<ref>McCloskey, p. 111.</ref>		The Japanese government and military supported an extensive war art program involving hundreds of artists; however, little is known about it. In part, this is because the U.S. government confiscated the extant artwork. Many of the records have not been examined for scholarly review.<ref>McCloskey, p. 111.</ref>
	*].<ref name="nara97">Nara, Hiroshi. (2007). {{Google books\|bMMusu0O4zAC\|''Inexorable Modernity: Japan's Grappling with Modernity in the Arts,'' p. 97 n47.\|page=97}}</ref>		*], 1886-1968.<ref name="nara97">Nara, Hiroshi. (2007). {{Google books\|bMMusu0O4zAC\|''Inexorable Modernity: Japan's Grappling with Modernity in the Arts,'' p. 97 n47.\|page=97}}</ref>
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	== References ==		== References ==
	* McCloskey, Barbara. (2005). ''Artists of World War II.'' Westport: Greenwood Press. ~~10-~~ISBN ~~0313321531/13-ISBN~~ 9780313321535;		* McCloskey, Barbara. (2005). ''Artists of World War II.'' Westport: Greenwood Press. {{ISBN\|9780313321535}}; {{OCLC\|475496457}}
	* Nara, Hiroshi. (2007). ''Inexorable Modernity: Japan's Grappling with Modernity in the Arts.''Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. ~~13-~~ISBN 9780739118412~~/10-ISBN 0739118412~~; ~~10-ISBN 0739118420/13-ISBN 9780739118429;~~		* Nara, Hiroshi. (2007). ''Inexorable Modernity: Japan's Grappling with Modernity in the Arts.''Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. {{ISBN\|9780739118412}}; {{OCLC\|238825589}}
	* Tsuruya, Mayu. (2005). Ph.D. dissertation, ].		* Tsuruya, Mayu. (2005). Ph.D. dissertation, ].

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Japanese official war artists were commissioned to create artwork in the context of a specific war. The artists were creating sensō sakusen kirokuga, 戦争作戦記録画 ("war campaign documentary painting") for the government of Japan.

Official war artists have been appointed by governments for information or propaganda purposes and to record events on the battlefield; but there are many other types of artists depicting the subject or events of war.

Between 1937 and 1945, Japan’s military leaders commissioned official war artists to create images of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific War. Approximately 200 pictures depicting Japan’s military campaigns were created. These pictures were presented at large-scale exhibitions during the war years.

Second Sino-Japanese War

The Japanese military supported artists during this conflict. For example, Tsuguharu Foujita was sent to China as an official war artist by the Imperial Japanese Naval Information office. In 1938, he traveled to the battlefield front in central China.

Tsuguharu Foujita, 1886–1968.

Pacific War

The Japanese government and military supported an extensive war art program involving hundreds of artists; however, little is known about it. In part, this is because the U.S. government confiscated the extant artwork. Many of the records have not been examined for scholarly review.

Tsuguharu Foujita, 1886-1968.
Tsuruta Gorō, 1890–1969.
Ryushi Kawabata, 1855–1966.
Ryohei Koiso, 1903–1988.
Shin Kurihara, 1894–1966.
Saburo Miyamoto, 1905–1974.
Kenichi Nakamura, 1895–1967.
Kita Renzo, 1876–1949.
Konosuke Tamura, 1903–1986.
Kenji Yoshioka, 1906–1990.

Notes

McCloskey, Barbara. (2005). Artists of World War II, pp. 111–126.
^ Tsuruya, Mayu. "Cultural Significance of an Invisible Emperor in Sensô Sakusen Kirokuga ('War Campaign Documentary Painting')." Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine Association for Asian Studies (AAS), Annual Meeting (Boston, Massachusetts), March 22–25, 2007.
National Archives (UK), "'The Art of War,' Learn About the Art."
McCloskey, p. 117.
Nussbaum, "Fujita Tsuguharu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 200; McCloskey, p. 117.
McCloskey, p. 111.
^ Nara, Hiroshi. (2007). Inexorable Modernity: Japan's Grappling with Modernity in the Arts, p. 97 n47., p. 97, at Google Books

References

McCloskey, Barbara. (2005). Artists of World War II. Westport: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313321535; OCLC 475496457
Nara, Hiroshi. (2007). Inexorable Modernity: Japan's Grappling with Modernity in the Arts.Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739118412; OCLC 238825589
Tsuruya, Mayu. (2005). Sensô Sakusen Kirokuga ("War Campaign Documentary Painting"): Japan's National Imagery of the 'Holy War', 1937–1945. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.

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