Edith Vonnegut

American painter (born 1949)

Edith Vonnegut
Born	1949 (age 74–75) Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Other names	Edith Vonnegut Rivera; Edith Vonnegut Squibb
Occupation	Painter
Parent(s)	Kurt Vonnegut and Jane Marie (Cox)
Relatives	Mark Vonnegut (brother)

Edith "Edie" Vonnegut (born 1949 in Schenectady, New York) is an American painter.^[1]

Her work—most of which juxtaposes heavenly beings and mundane activities—has been showcased at galleries across the United States, and is featured in the book Domestic Goddesses, along with her humorous commentary.

Personal life

Vonnegut is the daughter of novelist Kurt Vonnegut and his first wife, Jane Marie (Cox),^[2] and the sister of Mark Vonnegut and Nanette Vonnegut. She was named for her paternal grandmother, Edith Lieber Vonnegut.^{[citation needed]}

She was once married to television personality Geraldo Rivera and has published under the names Edith Vonnegut, Edith Vonnegut Rivera, and Edith Vonnegut Squibb.^[3]^[4]

Vonnegut studied transcendental meditation with her mother, Jane, in 1967.^[5]

Edith has been married to John Squibb since 1985. She has two sons and three grandchildren.

Partial bibliography

Nora's Tale, written and illustrated by Edith Vonnegut Rivera. New York: Richard W. Baron publishers, 1975 (dedication: "for Geraldo")

References

^ "Edith Vonnegut | Bio". Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
^ "Edith Vonnegut |Bio: Selected Bibliography". Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
^ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (November 20, 2012). "Kurt Vonnegut's Daughter Nanette Was Never Married to Geraldo Rivera". Observer. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^ Ryan, Erin Gloria (December 1, 2017). "Geraldo Rivera's 1991 Memoir Is a Horndog's Bible of Workplace Harassment". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^ Shields, Charles J. (November 8, 2011). And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life. Macmillan, November 8, 2011. p. 234. ISBN 978-0805086935. Retrieved September 19, 2015. TM percolated into the Vonnegut household through Edie … . Edie and Jane enrolled in introductory lectures and paid for their personal mantras … .