Billie Eilish, Barack Obama and Brad Pitt portraits to be auctioned for COVID relief
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Billie Eilish, Barack Obama and Brad Pitt portraits to be auctioned for COVID relief

LA Times  

Celebrity photographer Mark Seliger has, since 1992, made portraits of more than 200 famous actors and musicians for the covers of Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and other publications. I said: ‘What an amazing place to end up in every day.’ And he said: ‘Not necessarily when you’re in three wars and a really difficult economy situation.’ You could see the seriousness in the way he felt about it, the weight on his shoulders. “I’ve had the great honor of working with Mr. Pitt over the years from the beginning of ‘Interview With the Vampire,’ and what I love about working together, he’s felt as enthusiastic about making great imagery as I did. “This was during ‘Forrest Gump,’ the publicity for the movie, and for some reason I had this inclination that having a chimp with him would be an interesting connection to the character. I thought it was such a great moment, when the ‘Forrest Gump’ character suddenly made sense in terms of the evolution and curiosity and naivety of the character.

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