Artist and local Chadds Ford, PA resident Andrew Wyeth received a national medal of honor from President George W. Bush today. He is 90 yrs old. I found some trivia about him on Wikipedia:
* Wyeth was often referenced by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz (a longtime admirer) in the comic strip Peanuts. In one strip the character Snoopy was presented with a bill for “psychiatic help” 20 cents and states “I refuse to sell my Andrew Wyeth”. In another strip, Snoopy’s prized Van Gogh painting is burned in a fire, and he replaces it with an Andrew Wyeth.

* Tom Duffield, the production designer for the American remake of The Ring, drew inspiration from Wyeth’s paintings for the look of the film.

* M. Night Shyamalan based his movie The Village on paintings by Andrew Wyeth. The Village was filmed in Chadds Ford not far from Wyeth’s studio.

* Director Philip Ridley has stated that his 1990 film The Reflecting Skin is heavily inspired by the paintings of Andrew Wyeth in its visual style.