Ogtay Sadigzade Explained

Ogtay Sadigzade
Oqtay Sadıqzadə
Birth Name:Ogtay Seyid Huseyn oghlu Sadigzade
Birth Date:24 February 1921
Birth Place:Khizi, Kuba uezd, Azerbaijan SSR
Death Place:Baku, Azerbaijan
Occupation:painter
Spouse:Elmira Shahtakhtinskaya
Children:Altay Sadigzade
Parents:Seyid Huseyn Sadig
Ümmügülsüm
Education:Moscow Surikov State Academic Institute of Fine Arts
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Ogtay Seyid Huseyn oghlu Sadigzade (Azerbaijani: Oqtay Seyid Hüseyn oğlu Sadıqzadə, 24 February 1921 – 20 December 2014) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani visual artist. He was awarded the title People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1992), laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2014), Personal pensioner of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2002).

Biography

Ogtay Sadigzade was born on 21 February 1921 in Khizi. From 1935 to 1939, he studied at the Baku Art Technical College and attracted the attention of art critics with his early works. In 1941, as a member of a repressed family, Ogtay Sadygzade was exiled, but despite the difficult conditions he found himself in, he continued his creativity.[1]

After returning to Baku in 1946, he began to engage in book graphics and achieved success in this field. To continue his education, he entered the Moscow Surikov State Academic Institute of Fine Arts and graduated in 1956 with a degree in graphics.[1]

The works of the artist were given a special place in the design of the Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature, the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan, the house museums of Uzeyir Hajibeyli, Huseyn Javid, Samad Vurgun and Bulbul.[1]

The artist's works are exhibited in the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan, as well as in the Tretyakov Gallery, and are kept in private collections in the United States, Germany, Canada, Israel, and other countries.[1]

Sadigzade died on 20 December 2014 in Baku.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Xalq rəssamı Oqtay Sadıqzadənin rənglər aləmi. February 22, 2021 . May 18, 2023 .
  2. Web site: Təsviri sənət xadimlərinə Azərbaycan Respublikasının fəxri adlarının verilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI . March 4, 1992 . May 18, 2023 .
  3. Web site: O. S. Sadıqzadənin "Şöhrət" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI . February 27, 1999 . May 18, 2023 .
  4. Web site: Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin fərdi təqaüdlərinin verilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI . June 11, 2002 . May 18, 2023 .
  5. Web site: O.S.Sadıqzadənin "Şərəf" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI . February 24, 2011 . May 18, 2023 .
  6. Web site: Oqtay Seyid Hüseyn oğlu Sadıqzadə . December 21, 2014 . May 18, 2023 .