Gap Founder, Art Collector Donald Fisher Dies
source: http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/32715/gap-founder-art-collector-donald-fisher-dies/
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Art collector and Gap Inc. founder Donald Fisher died Sept. 27 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 81. Along with his wife, Doris, Fisher is credited with changing the retail clothing business in America with the 1969 launch of Gap, which brought stylish, well-made clothes to the masses by making them affordable while also appealing to a younger generation. In addition, Fisher was an important figure in the art world, with an extensive collection of contemporary art that included such major figures as Richard Diebenkorn, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and Willem de Kooning. On Friday, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art said it would it soon become the new home for the Fishers’ collection, which will be housed in a new wing. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said Fisher’s “unwavering commitment to our city's arts and civic culture will be remembered for generations to come.''
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freshfish
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Good Riddance, thanks for all the mall clones just wish his company would die with him
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