Accession #	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
	1597	Wendell Gilley Hunting Waterfowl	Image, Photograph	People Recreation, Hunting	Wendell Gilley Hunting Waterfowl Identifier: 1597    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Recreation, Hunting Description: Wendell Gilley crouched in blind with gun
	1596	Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant Identifier: 1596    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gillley seated at his workbench carving what appears to be a miniature pheasant. Pieces of driftwood are on table behind him
	1595	Wendell Gilley at his Workbench	Image, Photograph	People	Wendell Gilley at his Workbench Identifier: 1595    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Description: Wendell Gilley in checked shirt with pipe seated at his workbench
	1593	Wendell H. Gilley	Image, Photograph	Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Identifier: 1593    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley working on a wood carving. At his collar he is wearing a pin shaped like a duck.
	1592	Wendell H. Gilley Painting a Cardinal	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Painting a Cardinal Identifier: 1592    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley at his work table painting a carving of a cardinal, bookshelves in background
	1594	Wendell Gilley in his Workshop	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley in his Workshop Identifier: 1594    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell uses a barber's chair he converted into a workbench to hold an eagle carving while he works on it.
	1591	Wooden National Wood Carvers' Association Name Badge	Object, Identification Badge	People	Wooden National Wood Carvers' Association Name Badge Identifier: 1591    Type: Object, Identification Badge Subject: People Description: Wendell Gilley's National Wood Carvers' Association Name Badge labelled "N.W.C.A. Director Wendell H. Gilley, 179-1, S. West Harbor, Me."
	1002	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	Reference	People	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Identifier: 1002    Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Wendell Gilley is a name well known among carvers and carving collectors. Author of The Art of Bird Carving: A Guide to a Fascinating Hobby, one of the earliest instructional books on the subject, Gilley was a pioneer in the field of decorative bird carving. By his estimate, he created “ten thousand birds of pine and paint” between 1931 and 1983. (Gilley also loved alliteration; it should be noted that most of his carvings were made of basswood.) [show more]
	1005	Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983)	Reference	People	Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Identifier: 1005    Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Addie Gilley’s created an outstanding collection of her husband’s work. The carvings that Addie so wisely saved over the years became the core of the Museum’s permanent collection. Wendell and Addie were the guests of honor at the opening of the Gilley Museum on July 12, 1981. They remained active in the museum until their deaths a few months apart in 1983.
	1430	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Carved Osprey	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Carved Osprey Identifier: 1430    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley outdoors holding carved osprey
	1451	Wendell Gilley Painting a Canada Goose	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Painting a Canada Goose Identifier: 1451    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley seated in his workshop next to a window with miniature carvings on windowsill. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1452	Wendell Gilley Painting a Godwit	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Painting a Godwit Identifier: 1452    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley painting a carving in his workshop with a pipe in his mouth. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1453	Wendell Gilley Selecting Driftwood	Image, Photograph	People	Wendell Gilley Selecting Driftwood Identifier: 1453    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Description: Wendell Gilley examining a piece of driftwood from a pile outside his workshop. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1454	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird Identifier: 1454    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1455	Wendell Gilley Carving Wings	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving Wings Identifier: 1455    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1456	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird Identifier: 1456    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1508	Nina Gormley, former Gilley Museum Director	Image, Photograph	People	Nina Gormley, former Gilley Museum Director Identifier: 1508    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Description: Portrait of former Wendell Gilley Museum Director (1981-2016) Nina Gormley
	1541	Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller Identifier: 1541    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley, holding a carving of a ruffed grouse, with Steven Rockefeller. On reverse side of photograph: "Wendell Gilley in his S.W. Harbor Studio"
	1580	Southwest Harbor Man Gave Up Family Business to Become "Whittling" Artist	Newspaper Clipping	People	Southwest Harbor Man Gave Up Family Business to Become "Whittling" Artist Identifier: 1580    Type: Newspaper Clipping Subject: People Creator: Spiker - LaRue Spiker Description: Bar Harbor Times article about Wendell Gilley's beginnings as an artist. Publication date is unknown.
	1497	Portrait of Wendell Gilley in Cap and Gown	Image, Photograph	People	Portrait of Wendell Gilley in Cap and Gown Identifier: 1497    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People
	1484	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop	Image, Photograph	Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop Identifier: 1484    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley at work at his carving desk
	1446	Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley	Document, Correspondence	Other, Literature People	Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley Identifier: 1446    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Literature People Creator: Madara - Ted Madara Description: Notecard reads "Dear Nina: We are lifelong summer residents of SWH and had the great fortune growing up to meet Wendell several times in his workshop while he was carving birds for my grandparents which we now cherish. My mother Linda Madara was asked by Downeast Magazine to write a story about Wendell and to photograph him and his carvings. We came across the text and original copy this summer and thought you may want it for the archives. Best regards, Ted Madara" Note accompanies a typescript of the magazine article, "Wendell Gilley - The Art of Fine Bird Carving" and photographic negatives. [show more]
	1400	Desk calendar	Document, Calendar	People	Desk calendar Identifier: 1400    Type: Document, Calendar Subject: People Creator: Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Printed date on calendar is 1955 but it appears the Gilleys reused calendar pages to record events in subsequent years.
	1230	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Owl Carving	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Owl Carving Identifier: 1230    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley outdoors holding small carving of an owl perched on a driftwood branch
	1229	Wendell H. Gilley Carving a Grouse	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Carving a Grouse Identifier: 1229    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley in his workshop carving, tools hanging on wall next to him

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