Usta Shirin Murodov

Usta Shirin Murodov (was born on August 18, 1879, Bukhara, Bukhara Emirate – December 2, 1957, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR) was a Soviet Uzbek master artist – a painter, pottery craftsman, and folklorist.

He used traditional patterns and shapes in new and innovative ways and the ganch technology he created was also used in the renovation of the Romanov Palace.

He adorned various venues, including the Uzbek SSR Pavilion at the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition, the pavilions of the Turkmenistan SSR (1938), the Tashkent Circus, the Navoi Theater (Bukhara Hall), the Muqimi Theater, the Alisher Navoi Literary Museum, and others.

[6][5][1][9][2] He also contributed to the restoration of historical monuments such as the ruined part of the Samanid Mausoleum, the Mir Arab Madrasa, the Abdulaziz Khan Madrasa domes, and the minarets in front of the Magoki Attori Mosque.

[5][10][2] Usta Shirin passed away on 12 February 1957, and was buried in the Chigatoy cemetery in Tashkent.