A TALL famously reticent old man will stand up this week to receive one of the highest honors possible to U.S. artists: the Gold Medal for Painting presented by the National Institute of Arts and Letters.* Edward Hopper, 72, has been informed, to his great relief, that all he has to say on that great occasion is one word: "Thanks." That, doubtless, is just what he will say. But "You're welcome" would be more appropriate, for the award itself is a kind of thanks for something that could never be paid for in coin of the realm: a 24-carat contribution to...
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