{"id":2115,"date":"2014-03-20T16:24:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T16:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2025-09-04T01:25:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T01:25:19","slug":"sarkki-memos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/sarkki-memos\/","title":{"rendered":"Memos to Kevin re: Banana Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Hi Abandoned Republic!<\/strong> I’ve the day off so wanted to get these treasures to you ASAP. <\/span>They sort of tell a story of a starving artist (me) negotiating the <\/span>perilous deep waters of the business world in the big city of  <\/span>San Francisco during the early 80s. “<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

–Kevin<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

From the archives of staff artist Kevin Sarkki we are delighted to share this glimpse at the life of a young artist working for the rapidly growing company Banana Republic. Be sure and read Kevin’s earlier interview <\/a>as well as Mike Madrid<\/a>‘s recollections of life in the BR offices.<\/p>\n

These artifacts really do tell the story of growth as the stationary and memos become more and more polished and sophisticated and the relationships more professionalo. The back and forth of salary negotiations is fantastic to witness.<\/p>\n

Click through the images and commentary using the arrows below.<\/p>\n

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