Painter, people's artist of the USSR (1971), corresponding member of the USSR Academy of arts (1973), Hero of Socialist Labor (1982). Epic-calm, poetic landscapes of Kyrgyzstan ("Midday on Issyk Kul", 1954), portraits ("Gallery of portraits of contemporaries", 1979), monumental painting etc.
Painter, Nar. hood. Of the USSR (1971), corresponding member Q. AH the USSR (1973), Hero of Socialist. Labor (1982). Member of the CPSU(b) 1939. He studied at the Mosk. hood. Uch-school in memory of 1905 (1935-38)..P.Krymov. One of the first Kyrgyz professional artists. In 1940-68 (with breaks) before. Board CX Kyrgyzstan.SSR. Landscapes ("Collective farm", 1946; "Midday on Issyk Kul", 1954; "an Evening in the South," 1967), portraits ("Gallery of portraits of contemporaries", 1979), etc.