Tokay Mammadov

Background

Tokay Habib oglu Mammadov was born on July 18, 1927 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He was the son of the first woman-sculptor of Azerbaijan, Zivar khanum Mammadova, and Habib Mammadov, a professor and candidate of technical sciences.

Education

After getting secondary education, Tokay Mammadov entered Baku Technical School of Arts.

From 1945 to 1951 Tokay Mammadov studied at the Institute of Arts, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E.Repin in St. Petersburg (now St. Petersburg Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture). He studied at such great masters as A.T.Matveyev and M.A.Kerzin.

Career

Tokay Mammadov was one of the first Azerbaijani sculptors who began to work with wood and since then it became his favourite material. In 1948 he participated at exhibition held in Moscow with his work "Mirza Kazim bey’s portrait".

His work "Nizami Ganjavi" was successfully demonstrated on the Youth International Exhibition held in Warsaw in 1955.

In 1963 Mammadov started his teaching activity in Azerhayjan State University of Art. During the decades there he trained pleiad of young and talented specialists. He was conferred a memorial medal "Foreign great services to the Academy in honor of the 250th anniversary" in honor of the 250th anniversary of Russian Academy of Arts. Besides, from 1970 to 1972 Mammadov worked as the Chairman of Azerbaijan Union of Artists.

In 1977 Tokay Mammadov was the first among Azerbaijani sculptors who got the title of professor. Moreover, all that time he never stopped creating. His first installed monumental work was a statue to Uzeyir Hajibeyov.

The 1970s-1980s were more fruitful period of the creativity of Tokay Mammadov. One of his works of that period was "Portrait of Nasraddin Tusi".

In addition, Mammadov started teaching activity at Azerbaijan State Academy of Art in 2000.

Achievements

• Tokay Mammadov was the prize-winner of the most prestigious awards, including the Silver Medal of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Arts in 1958, the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics State Prize in 1978, State Premium of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in 1982, "Shohrat" Order (Azerbaijan) in 2002, and Medal named after academician Yusif Mammadaliyev in 2007.

Works

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  • Nasimi

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

  • Portrait of orientalist Mirza Kazim-bey

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1948
  • Portrait of Fidel Kastro

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1962
  • Atatürk

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

  • Fizuli

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

  • Portrait of Suleyman Rahimov

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1969
  • Portrait of Alagöz Mammadova - hero of socialist labour

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1954
  • Koroğlu

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1969
  • Shovkat Mammadova

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1983
  • Portrait of Rzayev, the foremost worker of the Paris Commune factory

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1961
  • Portrait of composer Üzeyir Hajibayli

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1958
  • Portrait of a boy

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1953
  • The Hero Mehdi Huseynzade

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1958
  • The portrait of poet Samad Vurğun

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1957
  • Samad Vurğun

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1963
  • Portrait of artist Rustam Mustafayev

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1957
  • Portrait of artist Gazanfar Khaligov

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1957
  • Portrait of Nizami

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1953
  • Portrait of Vaciha Samadova

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1966
  • Portrait of Latif Kerimov

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1947
  • Portrait of Khayyam Mirzazade

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

  • Portrait of Mirza Fatali Akhundov

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1962
  • Portrait of a man

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

  • Mozart

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

  • Niyazi

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1967
  • Portrait of aviator Adil Guliyev

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

  • Portrait of Shirali Muslumov

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1963
  • Portrait of Nasraddin Tusi

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

    1970
  • Portrait of Azad Sharifov

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

  • Portrait of Zarbaliyev

    (Azerbaijan National Museum of Art)

Membership

In 1970-1972 Tokay Mammadov was a chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan and is the corresponding member of Russian Academy of Arts. According to the order of Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, Mammadov became a member of Heraldry Council at the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan since February 7, 2006.

• Union of Artists of Azerbaijan , Azerbaijan

  1970 - 1972

Connections

Tokay Mammadov was married to Aida Abdullayeva - Honoured Actress of Azerbaijan. They had a daughter and grandchildren.

Father:

Habib Mammadov

Mother:

Zivar khanum Mammadova

Spouse:

Aida Abdullayeva

teacher:

Aleksandr Matveyev

teacher:

Michail Arkadevitsj Kerzin

References

• "Servet" series of albums. The National Heritage project. As part of The National Heritage project implemented by Xalq Bank, Azerbaijan National Museum of Art under the head of Chingiz Farzaliyev prepared the "Servet" series of albums dedicated to the masters of Azerbaijani art.
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