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Name
  
Edith Vonnegut


Role
  
Painter

Edith Vonnegut posing with her paintings and wearing a white shirt and jean pants under an apron.

Spouse
  
Geraldo Rivera (m. 1971–1975)

Siblings
  
Mark Vonnegut, Nanette Vonnegut, Lily Vonnegut, James Vonnegut, Kurt Adams Vonnegut, Steven Vonnegut

Parents
  
Jane Marie Cox, Kurt Vonnegut

Cousins
  
Steven Vonnegut, Kurt Adams Vonnegut, James Vonnegut

Grandparents
  
Kurt Vonnegut, Sr., Edith Lieber

Similar People
  
Kurt Vonnegut, Geraldo Rivera, Mark Vonnegut, Lily Vonnegut, Erica Michelle Levy

Born
  
1949 (age 72), Schenectady, New York, United States

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

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Edith Vonnegut posing with her paintings and wearing a white shirt and jean pants under an apron.

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.

Edith Vonnegut


Personal life

Vonnegut is the daughter of novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and his first wife, Jane Marie (Cox), and the sister of Mark Vonnegut and Nanette Vonnegut. She was named for her paternal grandmother, Edith Lieber Vonnegut.

She was once married to television personality Geraldo Rivera and has published under the names "Edith Vonnegut", "Edith Vonnegut Rivera" and "Edith Vonnegut Squibb".

Vonnegut learned Transcendental Meditation with her mother, Jane, in 1967.

References

Edith Vonnegut Wikipedia


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