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BILL FISHER: Hi there, My name is Bill Fisher and I am the son of Don and Doris Fisher. My parents had a great sense of humor, and I think the Apple Core kind of speaks to that humor. It became a very important focal point at the Gap’s offices, it was at the entrance of the cafeteria, and people would always say, ‘Let’s go meet at the Apple Core.’ The food was really great in the Gap café and I’m sure there was some connection between the Apple Core, food, and the café, but I think it was really there to have people kind of smile as they were going in to share lunch, and the Gap employees loved that piece. * My parents loved putting art throughout the Gap offices because they thought the creativity that would be exuded from these artists, would impact each and every employee.
You’ll notice across the room a maquette, called Cupid’s Span because it has the bow and arrow in it, and the actual piece sits out in front of the Gap offices, in front of the Bay Bridge and the Bay, and has become very much of a landmark. For people driving into the city, it’s kind of the first thing that you see, and actually the park in front was donated to the city by our family when we built our headquarters. That was part of the agreement with the city to take the park in front and develop it. And my parents met with Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen his wife, to discuss what they might consider putting there. And Cupid’s Span for all of us was kind of a representative of the bridge, the beauty of San Francisco, leaving one’s heart in the city.
