John Cofield

John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Eugene ‘Blind Dude’ Irvin”

John Cofield May 15, 2024

Eugene "Blind Dude" Irvin

Eugene "Blind Dude" Irvin playing on The Square in Oxford, Mississippi.

Eugene “Blind Dude” Irvin playing on The Square.

Eugene "Blind Dude" Irvin — Eugene “Blind Dude” Irvin playing on The Square in Oxford, Mississippi.

John Cofield

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John Cofield grew up in Oxford. He is the son of renowned University photographer, Jack Cofield. His grandfather, J. R. "Colonel" Cofield, was William Faulkner's personal photographer, and for decades was Ole Miss annual photographer. Four generations of the Cofield family have contributed to Oxford's pictorial history.

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