King Ibn Saud

Media - 1967.59.661 - SAAM-1967.59.661_2 - 133417
Copied William H. Johnson, King Ibn Saud, ca. 1944-1945, oil on paperboard, 32 x 23 7⁄8 in. (81.4 x 60.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.661

Artwork Details

Title
King Ibn Saud
Artist
Date
ca. 1944-1945
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
32 x 23 7⁄8 in. (81.4 x 60.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on paperboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Occupation — other — aristocrat
  • History — Middle East
  • Portrait male — Saud, Ibn
  • Dress — Arabian dress
  • Figure group — male
  • Arabian
Object Number
1967.59.661
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.661

Exhibitions

Media - 1983.95.53 - SAAM-1983.95.53_2 - 142417
Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice
March 8, 2024–September 8, 2024
Smithsonian American Art Museum
William H. Johnson's Fighters for Freedom series from the mid-1940s is a tribute to African American activists, scientists, teachers, and performers as well as international heads of state working to bring peace to the world. The exhibition Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice is drawn entirely from the collection of more than 1,000 works by William H. Johnson given to the Smithsonian American Art Museum by the Harmon Foundation in 1967 and reminds us that individual achievement and commitment to social justice are at the heart of the American story.