Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson

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Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson (2015)

PACKED IN A TRUNK is the story of artist Edith Lake Wilkinson, committed to an asylum in 1924 and never heard from again. All her worldly possessions were packed into trunks and shipped to a... Read allPACKED IN A TRUNK is the story of artist Edith Lake Wilkinson, committed to an asylum in 1924 and never heard from again. All her worldly possessions were packed into trunks and shipped to a relative in West Virginia where they sat in an attic for 40 years. Edith's great-niece, E... Read allPACKED IN A TRUNK is the story of artist Edith Lake Wilkinson, committed to an asylum in 1924 and never heard from again. All her worldly possessions were packed into trunks and shipped to a relative in West Virginia where they sat in an attic for 40 years. Edith's great-niece, Emmy Award winning writer and director Jane Anderson, grew up surrounded by Edith's paintin... Read all

Director
- Michelle Boyaner
Writers
- Jane Anderson
- Michelle Boyaner
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6.8/10

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Director
- Michelle Boyaner
Writers
- Jane Anderson
- Michelle Boyaner
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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10rbbr-1

An artist found.

I watched this beautiful film with my wife today, and with each scene, we became more and more enchanted with Edith's story. Moving, and sad -- but ultimately uplifting, this is also the story of so many women of that era, and we came away with questions about the well meaning, and not so well meaning tyranny of men, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Their impact on the lives of ordinary women moved us deeply and we couldn't help but think of our own great aunts.

Jane and Tessa gave Edith back her legacy, and her art. It is clearly a labor of love. How lucky we are that they were able to bring this wonderful artist home. Once lost in time, we now have Edith's story, and her beautiful artworks, for all time.

10stephenborkowski

Homecoming

"We hadn't forgotten her, we didn't know she was here. The tragedy of her life may have become her ultimate salvation. The spirit of Edith Lake Wilkinson has come home."

Edith was part of a group of artist who assembled in the seaside community of Provincetown, Massachusetts on the tip end of Cape Cod in the early decades of the 20th century. Unable to return to Europe due to the first world war they were drawn into a creative vortex which essentially became a "Crucible of American Modernism". I have opined that the technique of creating wax resist textiles such as batik was their inspiration to create the "White Line" woodblock print also known later as the "Provincetown Print".

She certainly deserves the recognition she was denied during her lifetime.