Nadir Sadig oghlu Gasimov ( az, Nadir Sadıq oğlu Qasımov, May 22, 1928 — March 10, 2000) was a Soviet Azerbaijani painter, who was awarded the title of the
People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR
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Biography
Nadir Gasimov was born on May 22, 1928, in
Baku
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. In 1941–1946, he studied at the Azim Azimzade Baku Art School. In 1947–1953, he continued his studies at the
Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts
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. His portrait and landscape works were successfully exhibited at international and national exhibitions in 1953–1954.
About 50 landscape and portrait works dedicated to ancient and modern
China
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by the artist were displayed in his first individual exhibition organized in 1961 at the
National Art Museum of Azerbaijan.
Gasimov's creativity covered a period of more than half a century, from the end of the 1940s to the year 2000. His works have been exhibited many times in more than 50 countries around the world — in the
USA,
Canada,
Mexico,
Belgium,
Germany,
Italy,
England,
France,
Egypt,
Yugoslavia,
India,
Lebanon,
Bulgaria,
Mongolia,
Hungary,
Romania,
Poland,
Czechoslovakia,
Cuba,
Turkey and has been awarded various diplomas and honorary degrees. About 100 works of the artist are in museum collections in Russia, museums in
CIS countries, museums in the US, Belgium, France, Germany, Turkey,
Spain, Bulgaria,
Yugoslavia,
Czechoslovakia, and private collections.
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In 1958–1969, Gasimov was elected a member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, and in 1967-1969, he was elected a deputy of the Baku City Council for three terms. In 1970–2000, he was engaged in teaching activities at the University of Arts, where he was a professor of the Department of Painting.][
Gasimov died on March 10, 2000.
]
Awards
*People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR
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— June 9, 1959
*Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR — July 7, 1967
* Medal "For Distinguished Labour" — June 9, 1959
See also
* List of Azerbaijani artists
This is a list of notable Azerbaijani artists.
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A
*Mikayil Abdullayev, painter
*Fuad Abdurahmanov, sculptor
*Sara Ashurbeyli, painter
*Azim Azimzade, painter
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*Sattar Bahlulzade, painter
* Semyon Bilmes, painter
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*Omar Eld ...
* List of People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR
References
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1928 births
2000 deaths
Azerbaijani painters
Honored Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR
People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR