Adair Margo Remembers PCAH Vice-Chairman Ray Nasher

Chairman Adair Margo, Ray Nasher and First Lady Laura Bush at the Nasher Sculpture Center

Members of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities are deeply saddened by the death of our Vice-Chairman, colleague and friend, Raymond Nasher. Ray was appointed to the President's Committee by President George H. W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, and President George W. Bush; his influence and leadership on national and international cultural affairs transcended politics . Ray believed in man’s best self and never lost hope that people of good will would someday join together to build a more peaceful world. His passion for collecting was about bringing art to people, and he chose to collect sculpture because it demanded to be looked at from all sides , bringing people to the art .

We will miss Ray Nasher but his lessons remain with us. We express our heartfelt sympathy to his family.