- Togrul Narimanbekov
Togrul Farman oglu Narimanbekov ( _az. Toğrul Fərman oğlu Nərimanbəyov, _ru. Тогрул Нариманбеков; born
August 7 ,1930 ,Baku ) is anAzeri painter and aPeople's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR since 1967. He was awarded theUSSR State Prize in 1980 and theLeninist Komsomol Prize of Azerbaijan SSR in 1967.He graduated from both the A. Azimzade State Art School in Azerbaijan and from the
Vilnius Art Institute (1950–1955). In 1955 Narimanbekov became a member of theUnion of Artists of the USSR . He made use of figures from traditional Azeri folk tales depicted in very rich colors.External links
* [http://azeripaint.aznet.org/azeripaint/site/ru/pub/narimanbekov_togrul.htm А. А. Дехтярь. Тогрул Нариманбеков]
* [http://yurd.azerall.info/index.php?showtopic=168 Toghrul Narimanbeyov (in Russian)]
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