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 ...
.
This award was succeeded by the
People's Artist of Azerbaijan 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 title in 1990.
List of People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR
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Mikayil Abdullayev (1963)
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Ismayil Akhundov
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Sattar Bahlulzade (1963)
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Asaf Jafarov
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Latif Karimov (1960)
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Kazim Kazimzade
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Maral Rahmanzade (1964)
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Tahir Salahov
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Salam Salamzade
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
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List of Azerbaijani women artists
References
Further reading
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Honorary titles of the Soviet Union