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

Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson
Directed by Michelle Boyaner
Written by Jane Anderson
Michelle Boyaner
Music by Danielle Ate the Sandwich
Release dates
 January 2015
Running time
 77 min.
Country United States
Language English

Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson (2015) is a documentary film about American artist Edith Lake Wilkinson (August 23, 1868 - July 19, 1957), who painted in Provincetown, Massachusetts from 1914 to 1923.[1]

One of the writers of the documentary, Jane Anderson, is Wilkinson's great-niece.[1]

Synopsis

Wilkinson had a life partner, Fannie.[2] But her family lawyer was taking her money, and her artwork almost became lost when she was committed to an insane asylum, where she spent the last thirty years of her life.[1][3] After she was sent to the institution, her artwork as well as all her other things were put in trunks and shipped to a relative in West Virginia, where they were kept in an attic for forty years.[2]

Screenings

The film was shown on January 2, 2015 at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, on June 18, 2015 at the Provincetown International Film Festival, and on June 27, 2015 at the Frameline Film Festival. The film was shown on HBO on July 20, 2015.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Finding Edith Lake Wilkinson: After 90 Years, Provincetown Artist Returns | PROVINCETOWN –Jane Anderson, an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and film director from Los Angeles, stood on a chair so she could be heard in the". Capecodwave.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  2. 1 2 "Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson. Celebrating the Talent of a long-neglected painter. Debuts July 20, exclusively on HBO - Yareah Magazine". Yareah.com. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  3. 1 2 IMDB entry
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