Victor Olson (1924-2007) American Portrait on Paper King Hussein Jordan. Signed by the artist with the address of the artist Fanton Meadows, West Redding, Connecticut. The green and black symbolic of the flag of the country Jordan. To the left of the figure is a hand drawn man on horseback. To the right is a hand drawn image of a crest with crossed swords and a crown. Olson was well known for doing portraits of diplomats locally in Connecticut. 

Hussein bin Talal (Arabic: الحسين بن طلال, romanized: Al-Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was a 40th-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Condition: Discoloration of the white paper commensurate with age.  

Victor Olson, of Fanton Meadows, West Redding, Connecticut was a well known, award-winning Fairfield County artist, as well as an illustrator and graphic designer.  He has illustrated many national magazine covers for paperback publications and magazine stories for such publishers as Doubleday, Avon Books, MacFadden Books, Bantan and Monarch.  He began exhibiting when he was attending Bassic High School in Bridgeport, showing his many works in various galleries.  He attended Art Career School in New York City and worked in art studios, both in New York and Connecticut.

Size: 21 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.