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Illustration

Zoë Belkin

Résumé

Illustration
2025
Digital
Two part poster series advertising a women's razor.

“Inspired by the poem "Résumé", by Dorothy Parker, this illustration depicts a two part poster series for a fictional women's razor advertisement. The advertisement reverses the suicidal theme of the poem, showing a woman happily using a razor. RésuméRazors pain you;Rivers are damp;Acids stain you;And drugs cause cramp.Guns aren't lawful;Nooses give;Gas smells awful;You might as well live.-Dorothy Parker, "Enough Rope"”

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Zoë Belkin

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“"Poster Girl" illustrates a selection of Dorothy Parker poems from her book, "Enough Rope", in the form of advertisements highlighting female independence and empowerment. Like the poems, my...” [More]