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Edwards, Ron
Born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Ron Edwards earned a diploma in art in illustration and a diploma of art in art of the book from Swinburne Technical College in Melbourne. He has served as lecturer in art at the Swinburne Institute of Technology, studied calligraphy in Japan, and worked on a survey of aboriginal rock art in Queensland. He has written and illustrated forty-three books on Australian folklore and Asian subjects, including How to Make Whips.
In 1950, Edwards founded the Rams Skull Press, a publishing house specializing in books on Australian folklore. He was awarded the Australian Folk Trust Fellowship in 1985 and the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1992. In 2000, Swinburne University awarded Edwards an honorary doctorate degree. He is president of the Australian Folklore Society and the Australian Whipmakers and Plaiters Association.
