Roger Mandle, a Prolific Museum Director, Dies at 79
Roger Mandle, Museum Director Who Helped Bring Art to Qatar, Dies at 79 From the Rhode Island School of Design to Doha, Mr. Mandle was a force in art and design for decades. Roger Mandle in 2017. He majored in painting at college before turning to art history, and he went on to become a creator of museums.Credit...Brent Lestage Published Jan. 19, 2021Updated Jan. 20, 2021 When the cellist Yo-Yo Ma needed a new headquarters for his Silk Road Project in 2005, Roger Mandle, then president of the Rhode Island School of Design, gave the organization a home on his campus. When a member of Qatar’s...
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