Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, also known as L. L. FitzGerald was born on March 17, 1890 was a Canadian artist and art educator. He was the only member of the Group of Seven based in western Canada. Although he accepted the Group of Seven’s invitation to become a member in 1932, FitzGerald was less concerned than the rest of the group with the promotion of a unified Canadian identity. Instead he explored his surroundings, delving deeply into the forces he felt animated and united nature in order to make “the picture a living thing.” His landscapes and still lifes were drawn from his immediate surroundings—the view of the back lane outside his house; a potted plant on the windowsill. His style grew more spare and abstract over his career. Fitzgerald died on August 5, 1956.