Background
Limmroth, Karin Leigh was born on October 4, 1949 in New Orleans. Daughter of Weldon Eugene and Cora Elizabeth (Graby) Limmroth.
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Karin Leigh Limmroth
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Education
Bachelor, Southern Methodist U., l969; Bachelor of Fine Arts, School Visual Arts, New York City, l970.
Career
Designer, associate art director, Essence magazine, New York City, 1973-1974;
designer, Radio Corporation of America Records, New York City, 1970-1972;
assistant art director, Seventeen magazine, New York City, 1970-1972;
designer, Columbia Broadcasting System Records, New York City, 1974-1975;
designer, Fantasy Records & Filmworks, Berkeley, California, l975-76;
assistant art director, set designer, Columbia Broadcasting System television, Los Angeles, l979-8l;
art director, Columbia Broadcasting System News, New York City, 1981-1983;
art director, Columbia Broadcasting System Entertainment, Los Angeles, 1981-1983;
art director, design consultant, Ogilvy & Mather, New York City, Los Angeles, l983-87;
associate creative director, E&J Gallo Winery, Modesto, California, l987-89;
director, Image Associations, Paris and New York City, l989-;
marketing consultant, United States Embassy, Paris, since 1991. Design consultant San Francisco Opera, 1975-1976, United States Olympic Committee, Boulder, Colorado, 1978-1979, International Olympic Committee, Barcelona, Spain, since 1989. Art director, design consultant Ogilvy & Mather, New York City and Los Angeles, Young & Rubicom, Los Angeles, Saatchi & Saatchi/Compton, New York City, Scali McCabe Sloves, New York City, 1983-1987.
Field producer-director VOX-television, Germany, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Fundraiser Martha Graham Dance Company. New York City, l985, Amnesty International, Paris, l989. Member NARAS (board directors 1976-1978, Grammy nomination 1973, International Emmynomination 1993, New York Festival nomination 1993), American Film Institute (artdirection fellow 1976, 77), American Institute Graphics Arts, La Maison des Artists (France), Women in Film), Anglo-american Press Association (Paris).
