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John Malkovich poses as history’s most famous figures
Photographer Sandro Miller and actor John Malkovich have paid homage to some of history's most iconic photographs, recreating them down to the last detail. Here, Malkovich is Salvador Dalí in his famous Philippe Halsman portrait from 1954. Scroll through to see more images from the series.
Courtesy Sandro Miller
Arthur Sasse's famous photograph of Einstein was taken on the scientist's birthday in 1951. Sasse obtained this reaction after asking Einstein to smile. A signed original was auctioned in 2009 for over $74,000.
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The image referenced here, titled "Guerriliero Heroico" (heroic fighter), originally depicted Argentine Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. The original was taken in 1960 in Cuba, when Guevara was 31 years old. It has become one of the most famous portraits in history and a popular culture icon.
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Alexander Gardner's famous photograph of Abe Lincoln was shot in 1863 with no artificial lights.
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Annie Leibovitz's famous photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono from 1980 was commissioned as a cover shot for Rolling Stone magazine. The original was taken just a few hours before John Lennon was shot outside his Manhattan apartment. It is the only image in Miller's series in which Malkovich doesn't appear alone: the woman is a neighbor of Miller's, whom he asked to participate in the shoot after seeing her walking her dog.
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Malkovich's face is barely visible in this recreation of a famous photo of supermodel Christy Turlington, taken by Patrick Demarchelier for British Vogue in 1992.
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Photographer and painter couple Perre et Gilles worked with l'enfant terrible Jean Paul Gaultier on a hand-painted photograph for the cover of his book "À Nous Deux la Mode." Miller's recreation of the image is one of a handful of color photos in his Malkovich series.
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For this shot, which recreates one of Christopher Makos' "Lady Warhol" photos, Miller obtained the original wig used during the 1981 photoshoot. It was lent to him by Makos on the condition that Miller would pick it up and bring it back in person -- which he did.
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Recreating Andy Warhol's 1962 portrait of Marilyn Monroe.
