The People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR () was an honorary title awarded from 1944 to 1990, it was granted to artists of the
Azerbaijan SSR
The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, also referred to as the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan SSR, Azerbaijani SSR, AzSSR, Soviet Azerbaijan or simply Azerbaijan, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union be ...
for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture in the fields of visual art and painting. It was modeled after the
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...
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This award was succeeded by the
People's Artist of Azerbaijan
People's Artist of Azerbaijan () is the honorary title and award granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture in the fields of visual art and painting. The People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR, People's Artists of the Aze ...
title in 1990.
History
The People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR was established on 2 August 1944.
This honorary title award was succeeded by the
People's Artist of Azerbaijan
People's Artist of Azerbaijan () is the honorary title and award granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture in the fields of visual art and painting. The People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR, People's Artists of the Aze ...
title in 1990.
List of People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR
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Mikayil Abdullayev
Mikayil Huseyn oglu Abdullayev (19 December 1921, Baku – 21 August 2002, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani painter. He was awarded the honorary title of People's Painter of the USSR (1963), and People's Painter of the Azerbaijan SSR (1963) ...
(1963)
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Ismayil Akhundov
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Sattar Bahlulzade Sattar Bahlulzade (; 15 December 1909 – 14 October 1974) was an Azerbaijani painter, best known for his landscape paintings depicting the nature of Azerbaijan. He is considered to be the founder of Azerbaijani Impressionism.
Among Bahlulzade's b ...
(1963)
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Asaf Jafarov
Asaf Jafarov (; 28 July 1927, in Baku – 3 April 2000, in Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijani painter, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR.
Early life and education
Asaf Jafarov was born on 28 July 1927 in Old City (B ...
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Latif Karimov
Latif Husein oglu Karimov (; 17 November 1906 in Shusha – 8 September 1991 in Baku) was an Azerbaijani carpet designer known for his contributions to a variety of artistic fields, as well as for a number of books classifying and describing vari ...
(1960)
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Kazim Kazimzade
Kazim Kazimzade (; 10 August 1913, Baku – 4 October 1992, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani painter. People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, recipient of the Stalin Prize and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
Biography
Kazim Kazimzade wa ...
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Maral Rahmanzade (1964)
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Tahir Salahov
Tahir Salahov ( Azerbaijani, in full: , '; 29 November 1928 – 21 May 2021) was a Soviet, Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman. He was First Secretary of the Artists' Union of the USSR (1973–1992), Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Ar ...
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Salam Salamzade
Salam Abdulgasim oghlu Salamzade (, 7 March 1908 — 12 May 1997) was a painter, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1940), and People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1982). Salam Salamzade's individual exhibitions were held in Baku (1959), ...
See also
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People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...
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List of Azerbaijani artists The following list of Azerbaijani artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Azerbaijan, of Azerbaijani descent or who produce works that are primarily about Azerbaijan.
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List of Azerbaijani women artists
This is a list of Azerbaijani women artists who were born in Azerbaijan or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.
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* Hayat Abdullayeva (1912–2006), sculptor
* Sara Ashurbeyli (1907–2006), painter
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* Rena Effendi (born 197 ...
References
Further reading
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Honorary titles of the Soviet Union