tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post868103405599107674..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Dohanos’s BarbershopJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44991635657850604102013-06-13T10:31:31.216-04:002013-06-13T10:31:31.216-04:00Please ignore my other comment. When I first look...Please ignore my other comment. When I first looked at the clock's reflection, I was sure I saw a 4 where the 8 should be, and a 7 where the 5 should be. Today I looked at a larger, sharper image and I was obviously wrong. As Gov Perry would say: "Ooops."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-48561254925156248262013-06-10T16:21:57.089-04:002013-06-10T16:21:57.089-04:00Yes!
Who watches the watchman? Who cuts the haircu...Yes!<br />Who watches the watchman? Who cuts the haircutter's hair? Who is giving his fellow barber a haircut? Which dentist pulls another dentist's tooth?<br /><br />Things are abundantly mirrored here in "Dohano's Barbershop":-))Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-30589327556023203372013-06-10T15:59:03.776-04:002013-06-10T15:59:03.776-04:00All these Post covers were supposed to tell some (...All these Post covers were supposed to tell some (usually <i>very</i> mildly) amusing story. I feel "a barber giving himself a haircut" would have been too weird for the SEP, even weirder than the perspective on those tiles. In my opinion the point is that it's late (or early?) and the shop is closed (window blind is drawn) so one barber is giving his fellow barber a haircut. Who watches the watchman? Who cuts the haircutter's hair? You know? Hyuk hyuk hyuk.<br /><br />While the two men do look similar, the seated one is older and has differently colored hair.Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-72035153772370974932013-06-10T15:39:45.750-04:002013-06-10T15:39:45.750-04:00p.s: see the features!
Isn't it like the fath...p.s: see the features!<br /><br />Isn't it like the father's getting a haircut by his son?Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-54643603747221952682013-06-10T15:35:01.426-04:002013-06-10T15:35:01.426-04:00Still; how can one criticize such a minuscule deta...Still; how can one criticize such a minuscule detail in a work of breathtaking accomplished art and craftmanship?<br />Those were the times of abundant illustrators with all their drawing skills and their underestimated illustrations...<br /><br />O.K.: there may be something wrong with those two (mirrored) clocks. But overally the mirrored watch blends quite nicely with that "O" of that POST lettering...and I particularly like the synchonicity of those two (almost mirrored) parted haircuts;-)Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-11652264104516658662013-06-10T14:10:11.825-04:002013-06-10T14:10:11.825-04:00No coat rack in the reflection either.
No coat rack in the reflection either.<br />nystudioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261799330174359285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35884594026479071392013-06-10T13:59:56.198-04:002013-06-10T13:59:56.198-04:00The clock is also too large for its position--look...The clock is also too large for its position--look at how it rises above the crown molding. The bottom edge of the clock is also further from the door edge in the reflection. How funny that the paper would have received so many letters about it, though! (Said someone who has written to news purveyors about grammatical issues--is that irony? ;-) )larinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630120664007002583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35774423597365134192013-06-10T13:41:54.431-04:002013-06-10T13:41:54.431-04:00The barbers feet are off the ground out of perspec...The barbers feet are off the ground out of perspectiveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256665535101041621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37168243330479629752013-06-10T13:21:19.247-04:002013-06-10T13:21:19.247-04:00There are a lot of things wrong with the picture ...There are a lot of things wrong with the picture but I think one that bothers me the most is the fact that we see the far side of the person's face (sitted). In that perspective and his pose, we should not see that side.Josef Syhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929825336436142755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-92112343970947240002013-06-10T10:56:43.958-04:002013-06-10T10:56:43.958-04:00Seems to me the clock reads 8:05, while its reflec...Seems to me the clock reads 8:05, while its reflection says 5 minutes to 4 (3:55).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-58731794252151859472013-06-10T09:28:14.813-04:002013-06-10T09:28:14.813-04:00A lot of you have caught things that readers in 19...A lot of you have caught things that readers in 1946 noticed, but Andrew has identified the number 1 issue: the clock is overlapping the upper corner of the door, preventing it from opening. <br /><br />Post reader Ina Peterson wrote a poem about it: <br />"I've heard of the face that stopped the clock, <br />But I've never known before<br />Until I viewed it in The Post)<br />Of a clock that stopped a door."<br /><br />Art Editor Kenneth Stuart wrote: "In most glass paneled doors the distance from the edge of the door to the panel is the same on the sides as it is on the top. While Mr. Dohanos has not drawn with detailed accuracy the top of the door, his measurements are correct. The misunderstanding doubtless comes from artists taking liberties with photographic reality."James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18994596223385653072013-06-10T09:18:49.034-04:002013-06-10T09:18:49.034-04:00He's holding the comb the wrong way; there'...He's holding the comb the wrong way; there's no reflection in the second mirror; the spitoon is disgusting. Giving himself a haircut is kind of funny.Barbara Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621181463907636474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-7700607417655211992013-06-10T09:14:56.534-04:002013-06-10T09:14:56.534-04:00It seems to me that that clock would keep the door...It seems to me that that clock would keep the door from opening... The slightly off perspective stuff (like the tiles) didn't strike me right away, but that clock really seems like it's in the wrong place.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144670812199091478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-79966867756671007202013-06-10T09:02:38.338-04:002013-06-10T09:02:38.338-04:00If I had to guess, it's the tiles that make it...If I had to guess, it's the tiles that make it look "weird", they get narrower than shorter, but who cares, I'd go to a barbershop like that!Michael Syrigoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971372428681922832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-14106659849037857882013-06-10T08:48:56.789-04:002013-06-10T08:48:56.789-04:00Yes, the scene is drawn a bit strangely/incorrectl...Yes, the scene is drawn a bit strangely/incorrectly, but I think the joke is that the barber is giving himself a haircut: same outfit, same scissors in the pocket, same profile.Matt Bracketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652032141109957229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-58240155846375153972013-06-10T08:26:39.275-04:002013-06-10T08:26:39.275-04:00The bench does not reflect in the mirror; and the ...The bench does not reflect in the mirror; and the floor tiles seem to get larger the farther away to the left of the line of sight they are.Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380702861143790655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-61594835951167094382013-06-10T08:22:16.078-04:002013-06-10T08:22:16.078-04:00The reflection in the mirror is strange. That whol...The reflection in the mirror is strange. That whole wall is strange. I'm going to check for that book that you mentioned, it looks interesting! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600673251180423439noreply@blogger.com