Edith "Edie" Vonnegut (born 1949 in

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) is an American painter. 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), 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

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and has published under the names Edith Vonnegut, Edith Vonnegut Rivera, and Edith Vonnegut Squibb. Vonnegut learned

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with her mother, Jane, in 1967. 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. Richard W. Baron publishers, New York, 1975 (dedication: "for Geraldo")

References

External links

Official website
1949 births Living people 20th-century American painters 21st-century American painters American women painters People from Schenectady, New York Vonnegut family Painters from New York (state) 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women artists American people of German descent {{US-painter-1940s-stub