Altay Saidov

Altay Saidov Altay Səidov
Born	(1926-07-11)July 11, 1926 Baku, Baku uezd, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Died	September 10, 2015(2015-09-10) (aged 89)
Education	Azim Azimzade Azerbaijan State Art School Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
Awards

Altay Aghasaid oghlu Saidov (Azerbaijani: Altay Ağasəid oğlu Səidov, July 11, 1926 — September 10, 2015) was an Azerbaijani scenic painter.

Biography

Altay Saidov was born on July 11, 1926, in Baku. In 1943-1946, he studied at the Azim Azimzade Azerbaijan State Art School, and in 1948–1953 at the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.

On October 29, 1953, he was hired as a set designer at the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators, and from 1967, he worked as a chief artist in this collective.[1] He also provided stage design for performances at the Azerbaijan State Academic Theatre of Musical Comedy by invitation.[2]

Saidov died on September 10, 2015.[2]

Awards

• Lenin Komsomol Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR — 1967
• Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR — February 9, 1979
• Individual scholarship of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan — April 1, 2005[3]

References

1. Rəhimli 2016, pp. 46–47
2. AMT 2019, p. 278
3. "Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin fərdi təqaüdlərinin verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respubli̇kası Prezi̇denti̇ni̇n Sərəncamı". e-qanun.az. April 1, 2005. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

Sources

• İlham Rəhimli (2016). Azərbaycan Teatr Ensiklopediyası (3 cilddə). 1-ci cild. Bakı: Azərnəşr. pp. 428 səh.
• "Azərbaycanın mədəniyyət təqvimi" (Elektron kataloq). Bakı: Azərbaycan Respublikası Mədəniyyət Nazirliyi. 2019. pp. 510 səh.