This slideshow contains a collection of paintings on World War II, in the Pacific Theatre. Nearly all the paintings were painted by contemporary artists, who had direct experience of war at first hand. The war was started, in 1937, when Japan invaded China. However, in was in December 1941, when Japan decided to widen the war by attacking Pearl Harbour and other Southeastern Asian countries. However, unlike the Atlantic, the Pacific theatre lacks war artists to give a more comprehensive coverage of the war in the Asia-Pacific. There was no painting I can find on the China-Japanese war. However, there were many woodblock images on the war produced for propaganda purposes. A large part of the war was fought by the navies in the Pacific. As a result, this slideshow can only provide a partial coverage of the World War II in the Pacific Theatre. 25 Oct 2020.

1. Paintings of WW
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The Pacific Theatre
First created 6 Sep 2020. Version 1.0 - 28 Oct 2020. Daperro. London.
Petrol Resting. Jungle Pacific Theatre. 1944-45. James Cook. Australian. Australian War Memorial. AWM IW 397

2. Patriotic Fervour
Graduating Students Depart for the Front (Detail). c1942. Suzuki Mitzuro. Japanese. US Air Force Art Collection. USAF. IW 178.

3. Invasion of Guam. Dec 1941.
The Invasion of Guam. Dec 1841. Ezoki Kohei. Japanese. National Modern Art Museum of Tokyo. NMAM. IW 185.

4. Pearl Harbour Attack. Dec 1941.
Preparations, Pearl Harbour Attack Task Force. 1941 Aral Shori. Japanese. US Air Force Art Collection. USAF IW 187.

5. Pearl Harbour Attack. Dec 1941.
Flight Deck, Pearl Harbour Attack Task Force. 1941 Aral Shori. Japanese. US Air Force Art Collection. USAF IW 187.

6. Arizona, Pearl Harbour. Dec 1941.Pearl Harbour Attack. Dec 1941.
Arizona Explosion, Pearl Harbour (Detail). 1941 Unknown. US Army Center of Military History. USAC. IW 190.

7. Fall of Hongkong 1941.
Hongkong. Dec 1941. Hoshun Yamaguchi. Japanese. US Army Center of Military History. USAC IW 194.

8. Battle of Coral Sea. 1942. Kobori Yasuo. Japanese. US Air Force Art Collection. USAF IW 197.

9. Raid on Tokyo 1942.
The Dolittle Raid. 1942. Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971). British. Imperial War Museum. IWM IW 197.

10. New Guinea 1942.
Airstrip at Milne Bay, New Guinea. 1942. William Dargie. Australian. Australian. Imperial War Memorial. AWM IW 198.

11. New Guinea. 1943
Attack at Sattleberg, New Guinea. 1943. George Browning. Australian. Australian War Memorial. AWM IW 200.

12. Field Hospital, nr Singapore
Australian Field Ambulance nr Singapore. c1942. Murray Griffin. Australian. Australian War Memorial. AWM IW 201.

13. New Guinea
Native Village, New Guinea. c1944. George Browning. Australia. Australian War Memorial. AWM. IW 241.

14. Battle of Midway. June
Battle of Midway. June 1942. Griffith Baily Coale (1890-1950). American. US Navy Combat Art Collection. .USNA IW 202.

15. Battle of Midway. June 1942.
Battle of Midway. (Detail). June 1942. Griffith Baily Coale (1890-1950). American. US Navy Combat Art Collection. .USNC IW 202.

16. Island War in the Pacific.
Patrol over the Pacific. June 1942. Russel Clark. New Zealander. National Archive of New Zealand. NANZ IW 211.

17. Island War, Pacific.
Prelude to Invasion. 1942-43. Tim Turnbull American. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC IW 214.

18. Aleutian 1943
Supply Ship, Aleutian Islands (Detail Landing). 1943. William Draper. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNA IW 296.

19. Aleutian 1943
Seabees Aleutian Islands. 1943. William Draper. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNA IW 297.

20. Kiska Scout Car (Aleutien). c1942. John Hughes. Canadian. Canadian War Museum. CWM IW 301.
Aleutian 1943

21. Carrier Landings
Planes Return from Palau. c1944. William Franklin Draper. (1912-2003). American. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC IW 216.

22. Carrier Under Attack
Japanese Carrier Under Attack. 1942-44. Robert Benny. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC IW 217.

23. Carrier Operation
Control Crash (Signal Landing Officer). 1942-44. Dwight Shepler. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC IW 221.

24. Carrier Ready Room
Carrier Ready Room (Detail). 1942-44. William Draper. (1912-2003). American. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC IW 223.

25. Carrier Night Repair
Bight Repair on a Carrier (Detail). 1942-44. William Draper. (1912-2003). American. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC IW 224.

26. Carrier War Supplies
War Supplies (Detail). 1942-44. William Draper. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC IW 224.
Carrier War Supplies
War Supplies (Detail). 1942-44. William Draper. (1912-2003). American. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC IW 224.

27. Carrier Defenders
Carrier Defenders (Gun Crews). 1942-44. William Draper. (1912-2003). American. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC IW 225.

28. Woman in War
WAVEs Take Over. c1944. Howard Baer. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC. IW 404.

29. Hospital Ship
Hospital Ship (Mercy Ship). c1943. Joseph Hirsch. US Army Centre of Military History. USAM. IW 291.

30. Rabaul Bombing 1944
Attacking the Anchorage, Rabaul. 1944. Alan Moore. Australian War Memorial. AWM IW 407.

31. Burma 1944
Medical Corp of the Imperial Army, Burma. Autumn 1944. Ryozo Auzuki. Japanese, National Modern Art Museum. NMAM. IW 290.

32. Burma 1945
Hurry the Departure of the Retreating Japanese, Burma. 1945. Leslie Cole. Imperial War Museum. IWM. IW 294.

33. Iwo Jima 1945
Battle at Iwo Jima. Feb 1945. Mitchell Jamieson. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC. IW 414.

34. Kamikaze 1945Kamikaze 1945
“Divine Wind”, Kamikaze Attack, Okinawa. April 1945. Dwight Shepler. American. US Navy Combat Art Collection. USNC. IW 426.

35. Okinawa 1945
Landing at Okinawa. 1945. William Goodby Lawrence. US Coast Guard Art Collection. USCG. IW 408.

36. War in China

37. Chinese Refugees

38. Singapore. 1945
A Home for Three Years Singapore (Prison Camp). Autumn 1945. Leslie Cole. British. Imperial War Museum. IWM. IW 431.

39. Tokyo Station. 1945
The Amazing Peaceful Occupation. Autumn 1945. Hans Manglesdorf. American. US Army Centre of Military History USAH. IW 440.

40. Japan. 1945
Military Control Checks, Atsugi. 1945. Hans Manglesdorf. American. US Army Centre of Military History USAH. IW 418.

41. War Crime Trial, Tokyo. 1946. Julius B Staffprd-Baler. Imperial War Museum, London. IWM. IW 441.
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