ABSTRACT
I have visited New York City several times in the last 15 years. Usually I am attending a conference or meeting with a publisher; but whenever I go, I call ahead and try to arrange lunch with Howard Gruber. This gives me something to look forward to, even if the trip is otherwise for business and tightly scheduled. During one such visit (spring 1994, I believe), Gruber and I took a walk while we visited. Near the halfway point of this particular walk, Gruber raised a question that has stuck with me. I believe we were on the fringe of Central Park when he asked me, "Where are we going to hang all the paintings?" As I understand it, his idea was that with population growth and the increased attention being directed to creativity, much more creativity would be expressed and uncovered in the years ahead. With all this creativity, where will we hang all the paintings?
