Takashi Kono, Sheltered Weaklings, 1953. Silkscreen, 98.5 x 72.5. "Created as a personal response to the 1951 San Francisco peace agreement, Kono described his design's purpose by saying he wished to caution his fellow citizens against meekly following the 'big American fish' in cultural, political, and social ways." Did "fellow citizens" include Japanese women?

From: Sandler, Mark (ed.). The Confusion Era: Art and Culture of Japan During the Allied Occupation, 1945-1952. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, in association with London/Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1997; 88.