LeMoine Fitzgerald

Lionel LeMoine Fitzgerald (March 17 1890-August 7 1956) was a Canadian artist, a member of the Group of Seven.

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March 17 - 1890 - August 7 - 1956 - Canadian - Group of Seven

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He was born in Winnipeg in 1890 and studied art in Winnipeg, Pittsburgh and New York City. In 1924, he began teaching at the Winnipeg School of Art; he was principal of the school from 1929 to 1947. He exhibited works in two shows with the Group of Seven in 1930 and was invited to become a member of the Group in 1932 when J. E. H. Macdonald died. He was a founding member of its successor, the Canadian Group of Painters.

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Winnipeg - Pittsburgh - New York City - Winnipeg School of Art - J. E. H. Macdonald - Canadian Group of Painters

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He died of a heart attack in Winnipeg in 1956.

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In 2003, the Royal Canadian Mint produced a gold coin based on Fitzgerald's 1929 work Houses.

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