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"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.

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.