awards for arts achievement
National Arts Awards | |
| Recipient: | Raymond D. Nasher
Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts |
| Year: | 2004 |
Raymond D. Nasher is a leading collector of modern and contemporary sculpture. He was one of the first real estate developers in the United States to place art, primarily sculpture, in commercial retail complexes. Nasher established the Dallas Business Committee for the Arts, which contributed to increased business support of the arts in Dallas from $4.5 million in 1988 to approximately $24 million annually today. He serves as a member of The National Council of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and on the International Council of the Tate Gallery in London. In addition, he has been a board member of the Dallas Museum of Art, The Dallas Opera, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.