(Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, 1897-1974). Three-quarter length, silver-print photograph by C. Raad of Jerusalem, with signature below.

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

AMIN AL-HUSSEINI, MOHAMMED

printer

circa

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1920

summary

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."

8.5 x 6.5 inches. Housed in original portfolio.

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