Английская Википедия:Elmira Hüseynova
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Elmira Hüseynova (12 February 1933 – 23 January 1995) was an Azerbaijani sculptor and portrait painter, who has exhibits in various locations throughout the world and was honored as an Honored Artist of Azerbaijan.
Early life
Elmira Hüseynova qızı Mehralı (Elmira Hüseynova, daughter of Mehralı) was born on 12 February 1933 in Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.Шаблон:Sfn From an early age she wanted to become an artist.Шаблон:Sfn She attended the Azim Azimzade State Art College, graduating in 1954. She went on to further her education at the Ilya Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, graduating in 1960.Шаблон:Sfn
Career
Hüseynova began exhibiting works in 1957, in both Azerbaijan and in various of the republics of the USSR, which mainly focused on cultural icons—literary figures, scientists, war heroes and ordinary working people. For sculpture, she worked in a variety of media including bronze, ceramics, epoxy resin, marble, plaster, stone, and wood. She worked with different types of woods and materials to produce the most appealing images of her subjects.Шаблон:Sfn She married Togrul Narimanbekov and the couple had a daughter, Asmar Narimanbekov, who was named after her mother's brotherШаблон:Sfn and would become an Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, as well.Шаблон:Sfn
Hüseynova is most noted for her massive sculpture works on monuments and her originality of composition. Some of her most noted pieces include The Farm Collective Girl (1957), Worker (1958), Family (1960), and Mother (1970). She created sculptures for the tombs of Jafar Jabbarly (1968) and Rasul Rza (1970), as well as a bas-relief of Lev LandauШаблон:Sfn and a monument to Hasan bey Zardabi (1983), which stands in Icheri Sheher at the entrance to the publishing house of the Azerbaijan Encyclopedia.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn She created two monuments in Germany and in 1967 was recognized as an Honored Artist of Azerbaijan.Шаблон:Sfn Other noted works include a statue of Dmitri Mendeleev on the loggia of the National Library of Azerbaijan in Baku, a monument to Jafar Jabbar in Sumgayit (1966) and a painting on canvas in the Milli Mejlis building featuring a portrait of Nizami Ganjavi.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In addition to her sculpture, she was known for portraiture, with her most-known pieces being: Portrait of Sattar Bahlulzade, Portrait of Rasul Rza, Portrait of a student, and Portrait of Tughril.Шаблон:Sfn
Death and legacy
Hüseynova died on 23 January 1995 in Baku after a long illness.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn She has works in the permanent collections of the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan State Art Galleries (az), as well as in private collections.Шаблон:Sfn In 2012, an exhibition of her works was held in her memory at the Baku Gallery.Шаблон:Sfn
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