George Loudon's Object Lessons

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Who? The tipping point for George Loudon, a prolific contemporary art collector who, over two decades, had amassed some 700 works by 250 artists, was when he ran out of his space. That was 15 years ago, and when Loudon turned his attention to science and smaller, though no less fascinating, objects. Observing that many artists were interested in science, he began to read up on the subject and visit natural history museums. It was on a visit to the Harvard Museum of Natural…