Notes on Belkis Acar


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Former Director, Vakiflar Museum, Istanbul, Turkey.
Graduated in 1962 from Istanbul Fine Arts Academy, Textile Department.
State service and research in State Textile Corporation 1962-1968.
Curator of Carpet Section, Turkish and Islamic Art Museum 1968 - 1973.
Appointment by the Vakiflar Foundation's General Directorate to collect, evaluate and catalogue carpets from mosques, resulting in the opening of the Carpet Museum in 1973.
Kilims and Flat Woven Covers. Istanbul: Akbank, 1975.
"Establishing the Cultural Context of Anatolian Flatweaves (Jijims)". Washington DC: ICOC 1980.
"Classical Kelims and Medallion Carpets". Washington DC: ICOC 1980.
Acar, Belkis. Kelim and Cicim Weaves. Istanbul 1975. Turkish language edition.
Acar, Belkis. Kelim and Cicim Weaves. ; Istanbul: 1975.
Acar, Belkis Balpinar, Kilim-Cicim Zili-Sumak Turkish Flatweaves, Eren, Istanbul, 1983
Acar, Belkis. "New Light on the Problem of the Turkmen-Timurid and Mamluk Rugs" in Ars Turcica. Kreiser, K. et al. (edited by). Munich, 3-7 September 1979. Munich: Editio Maris, 1987. vol. 2, 393-402.

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