Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson
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Director Michelle Boyaner Music director Danielle Ate the Sandwich Country United States | 7/10 IMDb Genre Documentary, Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 2015 Writer Jane Anderson, Michelle Boyaner Cast Jane Anderson, Lisa Williams, Tess Ayers People also search for Twenty-Five Palms, Spirit/Will/Loss, Arteholic, A Finished Life: The Goodbye & No Regrets Tour Screenplay Jane Anderson, Michelle Boyaner Tagline A Kindred Spirit's Legacy, Reclaimed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Contents
One of the writers of the documentary, Jane Anderson, is Wilkinson's great-niece.
Synopsis
Wilkinson had a life partner, Fannie. 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. 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.
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.
References
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