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Created 2/3/2022. Last updated 23/3/2026

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This page is being used to collect material about the life and paperfolding of Eric Kenneway. It is not intended to be in any sense a complete biography. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

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Introduction

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Chronology

1968

'Teach Yourself Origami: The Art of Paperfolding' by Robert Harbin, which was published by The English Universities Press in 1968, contained diagrams for several designs by Eric Kenneway.

Mother Hubbard's Dog by Eric Kenneway

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Mother Hubbard by Eric Kenneway

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Friar Tuck by Eric Kenneway

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This design for a 'Simple Church' by Kenneway appeared in the issue of 'Origami Art' for September 1968.

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1970

Kenneway's book 'Simple Origami' was published by The Dryad Press in Leicester. It contained mostly Kenneway's own designs:

House

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Church

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Waste-paper Basket

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Directional Finger

From a 2x1 rectangle

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Mother and Child

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Drinking Bird

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Picture Frame / Sweet Bowl

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Alsation Dog

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Flower

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An article in Reader's Digest Magazine (UK version) October 1970 contained diagrams for 'Yoshizawa's Flapping Dove' extracted from Kenneway's book 'Simple Origami'.

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1971

Kenneway's 'Figure of Christ' appeared in Issue 16 of the 'Flapping Bird':

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1974 - Issue 23

Kenneway's 'Fangs' appeared in Issue 23 of the 'Flapping Bird':

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