People's Artist of Azerbaijan Azərbaycan Respublikasının xalq rəssamı | |
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Awarded for | Visual art, painting |
Date | 1990–present |
People's Artist of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının xalq rəssamı) is the honorary title and award granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture in the fields of visual art and painting. The People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR (1944–1990) was a precursor award given during the time of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union.