Portrait of General Douglas MacArthur
- Publisher
- Watanabe Shōzaburō, Japanese, 1885–1962
- Period
- Shōwa period, 1926–1989
- Date
- 1947
- Material
- Color woodblock print
- made in
- Tokyo, Tokyo metropolis, Japan, Asia
- Classification
- Prints
- Collection
- Asian Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image (irregular): 15 1/2 × 10 3/16 in. (39.4 × 25.9 cm)
sheet: 16 13/16 × 11 in. (42.7 × 27.9 cm) - Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lowenhaupt
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 330:2020
NOTES
This very rare print depicts the United States Army General Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964). He officially accepted the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri while it was anchored in Tokyo Bay. MacArthur also led the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951. As the effective ruler of Japan during this period, he oversaw sweeping economic, political, and social changes.
The portrait is possibly based on one of many photographs of General MacArthur available in Japan during the American occupation. The official publication date is given as July 4, 1947, which suggests the savvy publisher had American servicemen in mind as potential buyers to celebrate their nation’s Independence Day.
The portrait is possibly based on one of many photographs of General MacArthur available in Japan during the American occupation. The official publication date is given as July 4, 1947, which suggests the savvy publisher had American servicemen in mind as potential buyers to celebrate their nation’s Independence Day.
Provenance
- 2020
Era Woodblock Prints (Mark Burkeitt), Toronto, Ontario, Canada [1]
2020
Charles A. and Rosalyn S. Lowenhaupt, St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Era Woodblock Prints [2]
2020 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Charles A. and Rosalyn S. Lowenhaupt [3]
Notes:
[1] Invoice from Era Woodblock Prints dated July 12, 2020 [SLAM document files].
[2] Deed of gift dated December 21, 2020 [SLAM document files].
[3] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 22, 2021.
Era Woodblock Prints (Mark Burkeitt), Toronto, Ontario, Canada [1]
2020
Charles A. and Rosalyn S. Lowenhaupt, St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Era Woodblock Prints [2]
2020 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Charles A. and Rosalyn S. Lowenhaupt [3]
Notes:
[1] Invoice from Era Woodblock Prints dated July 12, 2020 [SLAM document files].
[2] Deed of gift dated December 21, 2020 [SLAM document files].
[3] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 22, 2021.
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