Sair Asgur

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Sair Asgur ( Belarusian Заір Азгур ; born January 2, 1908 in Mautschany in the Mogilev Governorate , Russian Empire ; † February 18, 1995 in Minsk , Belarus ) was a Soviet sculptor.

Life

Commemorative coin in honor of Sair Asgur (2008)

Asgur attended art colleges in Vitebsk , the Vchutein in Leningrad and the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kiev . During his time as a student he lived at times with the national poets Janka Kupala and Jakub Kolas . He also received financial support from Kolas. He became a professor and an academic. From 1947 to 1967 and from 1971 to 1990 Asgur was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic . He received various honorary degrees and awards. From 1980, Asgur was chairman of the art department of the National Academy of Sciences in Minsk. Between 1977 and 1983 he wrote two volumes that contain his memoirs. Asgur also wrote several art articles.

A memorial museum for the artist is located in Asgurstrasse 8 in Minsk.

Works (selection)

Asgur's works are mostly realistic busts and monumental sculptures of historical, cultural and revolutionary personalities.

Web links

Commons : Zair Azgur  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Vitali Silitski, Jan Zaprudnik: The A to Z of Belarus. Scarecrow Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0810872004 . P. 26
  2. ↑ 20 нечаканых фактаў пра Заіра Азгура on svaboda.org
  3. ^ Official website of the Asgur Museum
  4. ↑ Minsk's monuments, statue's and memorials on comtourist.com
  5. ↑ Александр Локотко, Ольга Князева, Евгений Морозов, Ольга Изотова: Tourist Mosaic of Belarus. Litres, 2014. p. 274.
  6. ↑ Minsk: Sightseeing Bokk. P. 26. ( PDF )
personal data
SURNAME Asgur, Sair
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Азгур, Заір (Belarusian name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION soviet sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Mautschany in Mogilev Governorate
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1995
Place of death Minsk