Munavvar Rzayeva (, 6 June 1929 – 6 June 2004) was an Azerbaijani sculptor and the first monumental female sculptor, Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan Republic.

Biography

Munavvar Rzayeva was born on 6 June 1929 in

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. She grew up in the family of a carpet master, Majid, in Shusha. In 1950 Rzayeva graduated from Azerbaijan State Art School named after Azim Azimzade in

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, and in 1956 from the Faculty of Sculpture of the Moscow State Academy of Arts named after V.I.Surikov. She educated in the class of

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. From 1943, she participated in various exhibitions. Rzayeva has been elected member of the

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since 1953. At the same time, he was a member of the State Commission of the

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, worked as a restorer artist at the Nizami Literature Museum of ANAS and restored a number of sculptures. Her works are kept in

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, Ordubadi Museum, Siyazan House of Culture and Art Foundation. M.Rzayeva was a master of psychological portraits. She had used

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, wood, etc. materials to create sculptures. Munavvar Rzayeva's works were mainly consist of sculptures of art workers, including statues, busts, and bas-reliefs of statesmen and labor heroes. The busts of

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and

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play a special role in her creative activity. Munavvar Rzayeva died on 6 June 2004 in Baku.

Awards

* Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan Republic – 4 March 1992

Memorial

In 2019, the 90th anniversary of Munavvar Rzayeva was celebrated.

Works

References

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