Baba Aliyev

Baba Balababa oghlu Aliyev (, March 22, 1915 — March 27, 1991) was an Azerbaijani painter, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, and Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan.

Biography Baba Aliyev was born on March 22, 1915, in Zira settlement. He graduated from the Azerbaijan State Art School in 1937, and in 1941 from the Moscow State Art Institute named after Surikov.

Baba Aliyev had been a member of the CPSU since 1945.

In the post-war years, Baba Aliyev, like other artists, began to describe generalized artistic images of working people. In 1951, together with Abdul Khalig and A. Zarubin, he worked on a large panel entitled "Cotton Delivery to the State" dedicated to the work of cotton growers. This work was exhibited at the All-Union Exhibition in 1951. The artist tried to show the nature of the work of oil workers in such works as "Before the turn" (1959), "Rest of oil workers" (1961), "New force" (1963).

An exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Baba Aliyev opened at the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan on June 7, 2016.

Awards People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR — December 1, 1982 Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR — June 29, 1964 Honorary Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR — Mart 21, 1985