Raymond Nasher (October 26, 1921 – March 16, 2007) was a

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(1939) and

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alumnus (1943) who was an avid art collector. Together with his wife Patsy, he amassed a substantial number of the world's most renowned sculptures (including works by

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, Harry Bertoia,

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and

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) and various other significant pieces. Nasher gave the lead gift for creating the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas and Duke University's art museum, the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. In the early 1960s, Nasher developed NorthPark Center, the mall currently the second largest in

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. At the time of its construction, it was the world's largest climate-controlled, indoor building.

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Nasher Museum of Art at Duke UniversityNasher Sculpture CenterBoston Quarterly, ''Raymond Nasher and the Collector's Art''
accessed 17 March 2007 1921 births 2007 deaths American art collectors Duke University alumni 20th-century American businesspeople Boston Latin School alumni {{Philanthropist-stub