{"id":125910,"date":"2023-01-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=125910"},"modified":"2023-01-24T10:00:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:00:55","slug":"john-cofields-photo-of-the-week-william-faulkner-riding-with-the-hounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/john-cofields-photo-of-the-week-william-faulkner-riding-with-the-hounds\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cofield\u2019s Photo of the Week: \u201cWilliam Faulkner Riding-With-The-Hounds\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 1961, William Faulkner<\/strong> had been writer-in-residence at the University of Virginia<\/strong> for several years when on a trip back to Oxford, <\/strong>the author called Granddad <\/strong>to say he wanted a portrait made for his UVA<\/strong> riding-with-the-hounds admirers\u00a0in Charlottesville<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He pulled\u00a0up in front of the studio on Jackson Avenue<\/strong>, brought in a bag, and asked about where to change clothes. Out came the riding habit and Granddad hooped at the sight. Faulkner just grinned, he was ready to take the pictures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the Cofield portraits in years past, the author posed himself using a small stool to prop one leg on. I have the stool in my office today. Grandad took several shots but he knew the first one was “the one.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he printed the shot, he made a large copy and knew that it needed to go farther with an artist. He contacted Oxford’s Laucene Clements<\/strong> and she applied oils to the photograph. There were four originals printed and painted and Granddad drove the first out to Rowan Oak<\/strong>. Mr. Faulkner was very happy with the unexpected gift from his friend and replaced the painting above the fireplace right then. Granddad attached a note to the back, “A gift to my friend Bill Falkner.” The note is still there hanging with the painting today.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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