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Born in a tent near San Saba, Ira Kennedy is a fifth generation Texan of Cherokee-Irish descent. Growing up in numerous locations from Japan to Germany, his experiences are as diverse as his talents. Ira served as a cryptographer in the U.S. Navy, exhibited with Andy Warhol in New York, and received several writing and photojournalism awards in Texas.
     He also received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Texas Parks& Wildlife Department for providing numerous educational talks at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Feature articles by Ira  have been published by Texas Monthly, Texas Highways Magazine and Texas A&M Press. 
     Considered as the state's leading authority on Enchanted Rock, the  sacred mountain of Central Texas, Ira has assisted the authors of several published books. articles and the Thomas Evans mural in the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.  Ira was also featured in the Austin Chronicle, The Highlander newspaper in Marble Falls, The San Marcos Record, and the German magazine Spotlight, as well as segments on KLRU-TV, KTBC-TV,  "The Sound of Texas," with Tumbleweed Smith, and the syndicated TV program Texas Country Reporter (video "Bob Phillips Tours Texas State Parks" available at their website).