Background
Marienthal, Elaine Wittert was born on July 12, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alfred and Dorothy (Goldfarb) Wittert.
Marienthal, Elaine Wittert was born on July 12, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alfred and Dorothy (Goldfarb) Wittert.
Student, University Wisconsin, 1941-1942; student, University Chicago, 1942-1944; student, Maholy-Nagy Institute Design, Chicago, 1946-1947.
Artist, Chicago and Los Angeles, since 1942; children's book illustrator, Wilcox & Follett, Chicago, 1942-1944; artist-in-residence, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1966; design consultant, Law and Development Corps., Century City, California, 1966-1972; president, Electric and Music Industries and Associations, Los Angeles, 1972-1988; creative director interior design, Florida Highway Patrol, Fitness and Health Promotion Healthcare, Inc., Fountain Valley, California, since 1989. Personal decorator Robert G. Gumbiner, president, Chairman of the Board Florida Highway Patrol, Fitness and Health Promotion Healthcare, Inc., Long Beach, California, since 1975, Armand Hammer, president Occidental Oil, Los Angeles, 1980-1982.
Fellow Museum Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Member American Civil Liberties Union.
Married Harold Marienthal, 1945 (divorced 1972). Children: Penny, Paul, Kim, Tony, Alisa.
