Tahir Salahov

Tahir Salahov
Salahov in 2018
Born
Tahir Teymur oğlu Salahov

(1928-11-29)29 November 1928
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died21 May 2021(2021-05-21) (aged 92)[1]
Berlin, Germany
NationalityAzerbaijani
MovementRealism

Tahir Salahov (Azerbaijani, in full: Tahir Teymur oğlu Salahov, Russian: Таир Теймур Салахов; 29 November 1928 – 21 May 2021) was a Soviet, Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman. He was First Secretary of the Artists' Union of the USSR (1973–1992), Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Arts, member of over 20 academies and other creative organizations throughout the world, including academies of art of France, Spain, Germany, and Austria. He was awarded the honorary titles People's Artist of the USSR (1973), and People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.[when?][2]

  1. ^ Умер народный художник СССР Таир Салахов. TASS.ru. 21 May 2021
  2. ^ "Onun Böyüklüyü İstedadi, Ustaliği Və Heyrətami̇z Təvazökarliğindadir" [His Greatness Lies In His Talent, Mastery And Our Awesome Humility]. azertag.az (in Azerbaijani). 4 May 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2023.