Edith "Edie" Vonnegut (born 1949 in Schenectady, New York) is an American painter.[1]
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) |
Her work—most of which juxtaposes heavenly beings and mundane activities—has been showcased at galleries across the United States,[2] and is featured in the book Domestic Goddesses, along with her humorous commentary.[3]
Life and career
editVonnegut is the daughter of novelist Kurt Vonnegut and his first wife, Jane Marie (Cox),[4][5] and the sister of Mark Vonnegut and Nanette Vonnegut. Her paternal grandmother is Edith Lieber Vonnegut.[4] She grew up in Barnstable, Massachusetts and her parents supported her desire to become an artist.[6] She graduated from Boston Museum School of Fine Arts and University of Iowa.[2]
When her father became famous she got swept into the limelight with him, living in New York City for fifteen years until returning to Cape Cod to start a family. While initially concerned having children would doom her career as an artist, it turned out to be a fertile source for her painting.[6] Since 1985, she has been married to John Squibb;[6] they have two sons together.[2]
She was once married to television personality Geraldo Rivera and has published under the names Edith Vonnegut, Edith Vonnegut Rivera, and Edith Vonnegut Squibb.[7][8]
Vonnegut studied transcendental meditation with her mother, Jane, in 1967.[9]
Partial bibliography
edit- Vonnegut Rivera, Edith (1973). Nora's Tale. R. W. Baron. ISBN 978-0-87777-048-0. (dedication: "for Geraldo")
- Vonnegut, Edith (1998). Domestic Goddesses. Pomegranate. ISBN 978-0-7649-0687-9.
- Vonnegut, Kurt (2020). Vonnegut, Edith (ed.). Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-593-13301-9.
References
edit- ^ "Edith Vonnegut | Bio". Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c Berry, S. L. (2004). "Four Generations Represented in Show". The Indianapolis Star.
- ^ Mahany, Barbara (April 25, 1999). "It's Not Women's Work-It's Goddess Duty". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 418924309.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Christopher (April 12, 2007). "American Voice, Hoosier Icon Dies". The Indianapolis Star. p. A2.
- ^ "Edith Vonnegut |Bio: Selected Bibliography". Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c Stapen, Nancy (October 14, 1993). "Edith Vonnegut: Rubens Meets Real Life". The Boston Globe. p. 69.
- ^ 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 … .
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