Telman Heydar oghlu Zeynalov ( az, Telman Heydər oğlu Zeynalov, 20 October 1931 – 12 January 2024) was an Azerbaijani sculptor, Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan (1992), State Prize Laureate of the Azerbaijan SSR (1978),

Humay Award Humay Award () was an Azerbaijani national achievement award, established in 1993 by the Baku International Cultural Society and was active until 2019. History The first award ceremony was held at the Gulustan Palace in March 1994. For the fir ...

Laureate (2001), Personal Pensioner of the

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(2002).

Biography

Telman Zeynalov was born on 20 October 1931, in

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. In 1948, he was admitted to the sculpture department of the Azerbaijan State Azim Azimzade Art School. In 1956–1962, he studied sculpture at the Leningrad Vera Mukhina Higher School of Art and Design. In 1965, he became a member of the

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. In 1977–1991, he was the chairman of the artistic council for sculpture at the

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, in 1982 and 1987 he was elected a member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan. Zeynalov died on 12 January 2024, at the age of 92.

Awards

* State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR — 1978 * Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan — 4 March 1992 * Personal Pension of the

— 11 June 2002 *

Works

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