Tokay Habib oglu Mammadov (; July 18, 1927,

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) was the eminent

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-monumentalist of

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of the Azerbaijan SSR (1973), corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Arts (1975), Honored Arts Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1962), Professor (1977). In 1970-1972's he was a chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan and was the corresponding member of the

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Life and education

He was the son of the first woman-sculptor of Azerbaijan, Zivar Mammadova and Habib Mammadov, candidate of technical sciences. After getting secondary education, Tokay Mammadov entered Baku Technical School of Arts and in the third year, in 1945, he was accepted to the sculpture faculty of

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State Academic Institute of Arts, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E.Repin. In 1951, he graduated from the Institute of Arts, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E.Repin. He studied at such great masters as Aleksandr Matveyev, Mikhail Kerzin and Veniamin Pinchuk. He was conferred the

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(1978) for a monument to Meshadi Azizbekov in Baku (1977). He was given the State Premium of the Azerbaijan SSR (1982) for sculptural monument to the XI Caucasian Red Army in Baku (1980). He was conferred a silver medal of the USSR Academy of Arts for a monument to Fuzuli in Baku (1962).

Art

Among his main works are:

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busts to veterans of war, Adil Guliyev -

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, N.Shaverdyayev, Bahaddin Mirzoyev, S.Ahmadov – Hero of Socialist Labour (USSR)(all in 1985); sculptural portrait of Samad Vurgun (1987), a monument to Nasimi (together with Ibrahim Zeynalov ) (1979). Tokay Mammadov was one of the first Azerbaijani sculptors who began to work with wood, and since then, it became his favourite material. Jamil Novruzov - one of the eminent art critics of Azerbaijan describes Mammadov's work as follows: For a time, he lived and worked in Baku and was a head of a department in the Azerbaijan State Academy of Arts. During these decades, he trained pleiad of young and talented specialists. He was married to Aida Abdullayeva – Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan, a grand granddaughter of Arablinski. According to the order of

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– the President of Azerbaijan, he became a member of the Heraldry Council of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, since February 7, 2006. He was conferred a memorial medal “For great services to the Academy in honor of the 250th anniversary” in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Arts.

Awards

* The

(1978)Ədəbiyyat, incəsənət və arxitektura sahəsində 1978-ci il SSRİ Dövlət mükafatlarının verilməsi haqqında Sov.İKP Mərkəzi Komitəsi və SSRİ Nazirlər Sovetinin 1978-ci il tarixli Qərarı
— anl.az saytı * State Premium of the Azerbaijan SSR (1982) * “Shohrat” Order (Azerbaijan) (2002) * Silver Medal of the USSR Academy of Arts (1958) * “For great services to the Academy in honor of the 250th anniversary” (Russia) (2007) * Medal named after academician Yusif Mammadaliyev (“Bilik” (“Knowledge”) center of enlightenment, culture and information) (2007)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mammadov, Tokay 1927 births 2018 deaths Artists from Baku Recipients of the USSR State Prize 20th-century Azerbaijani sculptors 21st-century Azerbaijani sculptors Recipients of the Shohrat Order Honored Art Workers of the Azerbaijan SSR