(Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, 1897-1974). Three-quarter length, silver-print photograph by C. Raad of Jerusalem, with signature below.
AUCTION 73 |
Thursday, June 22nd,
2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 286
AMIN AL-HUSSEINI, MOHAMMED
(Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, 1897-1974). Three-quarter length, silver-print photograph by C. Raad of Jerusalem, with signature below.
Jerusalem: circa 1920
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in Mandatory Palestine who was appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. Taken when Husseini was a young man, this studio photograph was by Khalil Raad (1854–1957) known as "Palestine's first Arab photographer."