Edith Vonnegut
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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.[citation needed]
Vonnegut learned Transcendental Meditation with her mother, Jane, in 1967.[3]
Partial bibliography[]
- Nora's Tale, written and illustrated by Edith Vonnegut Rivera. Richard W. Baron publishers, New York, 1975 (dedication: "for Geraldo")
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ 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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