alin , ▁D zh ap ar id ze ▁and ▁F io le to v ▁– ▁all ▁these ▁works ▁are ▁related ▁to ▁pre - wart ime ▁period . ▁Gary agh di ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁State ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁with ▁the ▁honor ary ▁title ▁of ▁Hon oured ▁Art ▁Work er ▁of ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁SS R ▁for ▁his ▁cre ative ▁activity . ▁Port ra its ▁of ▁Bul bul , ▁R ash id ▁Be h bud ov , ▁Jah ang ir ▁Jah ang iro v , ▁Kh ur sh id ban u ▁Nat avan , ▁Mir za ▁A lak bar ▁Sab ir ▁and ▁Ni y azi ▁are ▁considered ▁the ▁best ▁cre ations ▁of ▁the ▁sculpt or . ▁S cul pt ural ▁portrait ▁of ▁G ara ▁Gar ay ev ▁( 1 9 6 5 ) ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁portrait ▁images ▁in ▁by ▁Gary agh di . ▁Compos itional ▁port ra its ▁such ▁as ▁Young ▁girl , ▁Kam an cha ▁player , ▁Tar ▁player ▁and ▁others ▁occup y ▁a ▁distinct ▁place ▁in ▁Gary agh di ' s ▁cre ative ▁work . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁announced ▁a ▁contest ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁project ▁of ▁a ▁monument ▁to ▁Vladimir ▁Len in ▁to ▁be ▁installed ▁at ▁the ▁Government ▁House ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁J al al ▁Gary agh di ▁won ▁this ▁contest