Nusrat Fatullayev
Nusrat Fatullayev Nüsrət Fətullayev | |
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| Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan | |
| In office 1944–1946 | |
| Preceded by | Ismayil Akhundov |
| Succeeded by | Mursal Najafov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1913 |
| Died | October 1, 1987 (aged 74) |
| Spouse | Hokuma Gurbanova |
| Children | Vafa Fatullayeva |
| Education | Azerbaijan State Azim Azimzadeh Art School |
| Occupation | painter |
Awards |       |
Burial place | II Alley of Honor |
Nusrat Mohsun oghlu Fatullayev (Azerbaijani: Nüsrət Möhsün oğlu Fətullayev, May 29, 1913 – October 1, 1987) was a stage designer, artist, People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1949), and laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR (1972).
Biography
Nusrat Fatullayev was born on May 29, 1913, in Lankaran. From 1930 to 1934, he studied at the Azerbaijan State Azim Azimzadeh Art School.[1] In 1938, he was appointed the chief artist of the Azerbaijan National Drama Theatre, and he held that position until the end of his life.[2]
He provided stage design for the comedy Hekayati Molla Ibrahim-Khalil Kimyagar (Mirza Fatali Akhundov, 1938) at the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators, and for the operettas Arshin Mal Alan (Uzeyir Hajibeyov, 1972), Students' Trick (Rauf Hajiyev, 1940), and Young at Fifty Years Old (Zulfugar Hajibeyov, 1943) at the Azerbaijan State Academic Theatre of Musical Comedy. He worked as an artist for more than fifty plays, such as Almaz (Jafar Jabbarly, 1936), Vagif (Samad Vurgun, 1938), and Tahmina and Zaur (Anar, 1985) at the Azerbaijan State Drama Theater.[3]
Nusrat Fatullayev died on October 1, 1987, in Baku. He was buried in the Second Alley of Honor.[3]
Awards
- People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR: July 21, 1949
- Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR: April 23, 1940
- Stalin Prize: 1948
- State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR: April 27, 1972
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour: July 22, 1949
- Order of the Badge of Honour: February 25, 1946; June 9, 1959
References
- ↑ Ҹ. Б. Гулијев, ed. (1986). Азәрбајҹан Совет Енсиклопедијасы (in Azerbaijani (Cyrillic script)). Vol. IX ҹилд: Спутник – Фронтон. Бакы: Азәрбајҹан Совет Енсиклопедијасынын Баш Редаксиjасы. pp. 539–540.
- ↑ "Azərbaycanın tanınmış teatr rəssamlarından biri". worldinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- 1 2 İlham Rəhimli (2017). Nüsrət Fətullayev // Azərbaycan Teatr Ensiklopediyası (3 cilddə). 3-cü cild. Bakı: Azərnəşr. pp. 74–76. ISBN 5-86874-179-X.