Azim Azimzade
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About
Self-taught cartoonist and caricaturist whose best-known works included "Ruins of Reichstag," "At Baku Summer Cottages," and "Jumping Over Bonfire." He was named People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.
Before Fame
He was a self-taught artist who published his first paintings at the age of twenty-six.
Trivia
His legacy was honored with a monument in Baku close to the Heydar Aliyev Palace in 2002.
Family Life
He was born into an Absheron Rayon-based family of oil workers.
Associated With
He and actor Mirza Babayev were both recipients of the People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR honor.
