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, elected = , patrons = , memorials = , website = , module = Rustam Mammad oghlu Mustafayev ( az, Rüstəm Məmməd oğlu Mustafayev, 25 February 1910 – 19 July 1940) was a painter, one of the creators of realist

Biography

Rustam Mustafayev was born on 25 February 1910 in

. In 1921–1926 he studied at Azerbaijan State Art School. After an internship in

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in 1928, he returned to Baku and worked for a time as a stage-painter at Baku Free Criticism and Propaganda Theater. He also worked at Azerbaijan Opera and Ballet Theater and Azerbaijan State Drama Theater. From 1937 to 1940, he served as director of Central State Office for the Protection of Azerbaijani Monuments. He died on 19 July 1940 in Baku and is buried in the

. The Azerbaijan State Museum of Art was named after Rustam Mustafayev in 1943.

Career

R. Mustafayev worked as a chief artist at Azerbaijan State Drama Theater in 1933–1938. He designed works by

Jalil Mammadguluzadeh Jalil Huseyngulu oghlu Mammadguluzadeh ( az, Cəlil Məmmədquluzadə; 22 February 1869 – 4 January 1932), was an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani satirist and writer. He was the founder of Molla Nasraddin (magazine), ''Molla Nasraddin'', a ...

Jafar Jabbarly Jafar Gafar oglu Jabbarly, ( az, Cəfər Qafar oğlu Cabbarlı, 20 March 1899, Khizi – 31 December 1934, Baku) was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter. Life After his father's death in 1902, Jabbarli's mother moved to Bak ...

Huseyn Javid Huseyn Javid ( az, Hüseyn Cavid),was born Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh (24 October 1882, Nakhchivan – 5 December 1941, Shevchenko, Tayshetsky District), was a prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century. He was one of ...

Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev Abdurrahim bey Asad bey oglu Hagverdiyev ( az, Əbdürrəhim bəy Haqverdiyev) (17 May 1870 – 11 December 1933) was an Azerbaijani playwright, writer and cultural figure, stage director, politician, public figure, one of the five first Azeri Dep ...

, operas " Shah Ismayil" ( Muslim Magomayev), " Leyli and Majnun" (

Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Üzeyir bəy Əbdülhüseyn oğlu Hacıbəyov; russian: Узеир Абдул-Гусейн оглы Гаджибеков, translit=Uzeir Abdul-Guseyn ogly Gadzhibekov; September 18, 1885November 23, 19 ...

), "

Koroghlu The ''Epic of Koroghlu'' ( az, , tr, ; tk, , uz, ) is a heroic legend prominent in the oral traditions of the Turkic peoples, mainly the Oghuz Turks. The legend typically describes a hero who seeks to avenge a wrong. It was often put to ...

" (Uzeyir Hajibeyov), " Ashig Garib" (

Zulfugar Hajibeyov Zulfugar Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Zülfüqar bəy Əbdülhüseyn bəy oğlu Hacıbəyov, 17 April 1884 – 30 September 1950) was an Azerbaijani composer and a member of a family noted for its musical talents. He was one o ...

), ballet "

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

" (

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...

). He also worked on artistic design of posters and books. The artistic design of the books of

Samad Vurgun Samad Vurgun ( az, Səməd Vurğun ; born Samad Yusif oghlu Vekilov;, . March 21, 1906 – May 27, 1956) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet poet, dramatist, public figure, first People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943), academician of Azerbaijan Na ...

, Suleyman Rustam,

Rasul Rza Rasul Rza (real name Rasul Ibrahim oghlu Rzayev – az, Rəsul İbrahim oğlu Rzayev) (1910 – 1981 in Baku), was an Azerbaijani writer, Hero of Socialist Labour (1980), People's Poet of Azerbaijan, Laureate of Soviet State Award and the Chair ...

and other poets was his first graphic works. The artistic design of the book "Voice of Ashiq", consisting of poems of Azerbaijani ashiqs, published in 1939, also belongs to Rustam Mustafayev. In 1940, he was one of the authors of the artistic design of Nizami Museum.

Awards

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

Gallery

File:Rüstəm Mustafayev - Firdovsinin portreti . 1934.jpg, Rustam Mustafayev – Portrait of

Ferdowsi Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi ( fa, ; 940 – 1019/1025 CE), also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi (), was a Persians, Persian poet and the author of ''Shahnameh'' ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poetry, epic poems created by a sin ...

. 1934. National Art Museum of Azerbaijan File:Rüstəm Mustafayev - Bədii tərtibat. 1930-cu illər.jpg, Rustam Mustafayev – Artistic design. 1930s. National Art Museum of Azerbaijan File:Rüstəm Mustafayev - Teatr afişası. 1930.jpg, Rustam Mustafayev – Theater poster. 1930. National Art Museum of Azerbaijan

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mustafayev, Rustam Azerbaijani scenic designers 1910 births 1940 deaths Artists from Baku Burials at Alley of Honor