His predecessor, James Cuno, had previously headed the Courtauld Institute, the Harvard University Art Museums, the Hood Museum of Art, and the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts.

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Though Price was most famous as a horror film actor, he was also an alumnus of the prestigious Courtauld Institute of Art, and he took his curatorial role seriously.

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Together with an equally generous bequest which helped establish the Courtauld Institute in London, he ensured that his name and influence as a collector were permanently and publicly acknowledged.

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