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poet and playwright Karlo Kaladze (1907–1988). She had one son with Kaladze, sculptor Gulda Kaladze.
Biography.
Born in Khoni, Imereti (then part of Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire), Tamar Abakelia graduated from Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1929 and taught there beginning in 1938. Among Abakelia’s works were graphic illustrations for Nikolay Tikhonov, Shota Rustaveli, "David of Sasun", Vazha-Pshavela as well as stage decorations for the Rustaveli and Marjanishvili theaters and costume designs for the films "Arsena
Tamar Abakelia
Tamar Abakelia (also spelled as Tamara Abakeliya; ; ) (August 19, 1905 – May 14, 1953) was a Georgian sculptor, theater designer and illustrator. She was granted the title of Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1942.
Family.
Abakelia’s father, Grigol Abakelia, a chief prosecuting officer for the Georgian SSR, and uncle, Ioseb Abakelia, a leading Georgian tuberculosis specialist, were 
shot during Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge in 1938. She was married to a Socialist