Background
Atil, Esin was born on June 11, 1938 in Istanbul, Turkey. Daughter of Dogan and Layika (Hilmi) Aka. came to the United States, 1956.
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Renaissance Of Islam: Art Of The Mamluks by Esin Atil. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981. 288 pages. Softcover, Wraps. B&W, Color Illustrations Throughout. Moderate wear to binding, covers, pages
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researcher Islamic art historian
Atil, Esin was born on June 11, 1938 in Istanbul, Turkey. Daughter of Dogan and Layika (Hilmi) Aka. came to the United States, 1956.
Bachelor, American College for Girls, Istanbul, 1956. Bachelor, Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, 1958. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Bosporus University, Istanbul, Turkey. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Karadeniz University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Assistant in Turkish language department Near Eastern languages and literature, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1960-1961;
teaching fellow department history art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1967-1968;
research library, Tippetts-Abbott-McCarthy-Stratton, New York City, 1961-1963;
curator, Queens College, New York City, 1963-1966;
curator Islamic art, Freer Gallery Art, Washington, 1970-1985;
guest curator, National Gallery Art, Washington, 1985-1987;
head exhibitions programs and collection management, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery Art, Washington, 1987-1989;
historian Islamic art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery Art, Washington, since 1989. Member of advisory committee Islamic Teaching Materials Project, American Council Learned Socs., 1977-1980. Translations panel National Endowment for Humanities, 1978.
Member master jury The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 1989, advisory county Textile Museum, since 1991. Lecturer in field.
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(Book by Atil, Esin)
(Book by Esin Atil)
Member American Turkish Association Washington (board directors 1971-1978), Asia Society (advisory county 1975-1992), Middle East Studies Association (board directors 1976-1978), Smithsonian Institution (steering committee, foreign currency advisory county 1977-1979), Institute.Turkis Studies (associate member of advisory board 1983-1985).
Married Taskin Atil, September 10, 1959.