Gazanfar Khaligov
Gazanfar Khaligov | |
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| Azerbaijani: Qəzənfər Xalıqov | |
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| Born | December 16, 1898 |
| Died | March 1, 1981 (aged 82) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Education | Azerbaijan State Art College |
| Known for | Painter |
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Gazanfar Alakbar oghlu Khaligov (Azerbaijani: Qəzənfər Ələkbər oğlu Xalıqov, December 16, 1898 — March 1, 1981) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani painter, People's Painter of the Azerbaijan SSR.[1]
Biography
[edit]Gazanfar Khaligov was born in Baku. He graduated from Azerbaijan State Art College in 1928.
He worked as a cartoonist in "Molla Nasraddin" in 1929–1930, in "Kirpi" magazine in 1953-1958 and "Ganj Ishchi" newspaper.[1] In 1934, he created "Ferdowsi's Funeral" for the exhibition dedicated to the 1000th anniversary of Ferdowsi. In 1940, he became the first artist to create a portrait of Nizami Ganjavi by creating "Portrait of Nizami" in connection with the 800th anniversary of poet. He gave the stage and costume design of the performances as "Leyli and Majnun", "Asli and Karam". He is the author of a number of posters, theatrical sketches, graphic series ("Oil").
G. Khaligov died on March 1, 1981, in Baku. A secondary school and a street were named in honor of Gazanfar Khaligov in Gobu village of Absheron District.[2] "Khosrov and Shirin" (1940), "Iskendername" (1953) watercolors are kept in the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan, "Portrait of Nizami" in the Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature, and 17 works in the fund of the Azerbaijan State Art Gallery.
Awards
[edit]- Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR — April 23, 1940[3]
- People's Painter of the Azerbaijan SSR — October 12, 1973[4]
- Order of the Badge of Honour — June 9, 1959[5]
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour – 1978
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jamil Guliyev, ed. (1987). "Халыгов Гәзәнфәр Əлəкбəр оглу". Азәрбајҹан Совет Енсиклопедијасы. Vol. 10. Baku: Азәрбајҹан Совет Енсиклопедијасынын Баш Редаксиjасы. p. 42.
- ^ "Qəzənfər Xalıqov". absheron-hac.az. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Сәнае вә кәнд тәсәррүфаты габагҹылларынын, элм, маариф, сәһиййә вә инҹәсәнәт ишчиләринин, Фәһлә-Кәндли Гызыл Ордусу командирләринин, сияси ишчиләринин вә гызыл әскәрләринин, совет ишчиләринин вә башга ишчиләрин тәлтиф эдилмәләри һаггында фәрман". Азәрбайҹан Совет Социалист Республикасы Баш Советинин Ведомостлары. Vol. 2 (6th ed.). Baku: Азполиграф. 1940. pp. 4–5.
- ^ "Рәссам Г. Ә. Халыгова Азәрбајҹан ССР халг рәссамы фәхри ады верилмәси һаггында Азәрбајҹан ССР Али Совети Рәјасәт Һеј'әтинин Фәрманы". Коммунист. Vol. 241, no. 15456. 13 October 1973. p. 1.
- ^ Ведомости Верховного Совета Союза Советских Социалистицеских Республик. Vol. 23, no. 955. Moscow. 11 June 1959. p. 360.
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Sources
[edit]- Azərbaycan Rəssamları haqqında qısa məlumat kitabçası. Baku: Azerbaijan State Art Gallery. 2017.