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1236Downeast Bird Carvings Exhibit Catalog
  • Publication, Catalog
  • Carvings
  • People
Downeast Bird Carvings Exhibit Catalog
Identifier:
  • 1236   
Type:
  • Publication, Catalog
Subject:
  • Carvings
  • People
Creator:
  • Peck - Robert M. Peck
Date:
  • 1976
Description:
Catalog of an exhibition of Wendell Gilley's bird carvings held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia from October 29, 1976 through January 9, 1977
1631Woodcraft catalog
  • Publication, Catalog
  • People
Woodcraft catalog
Identifier:
  • 1631   
Type:
  • Publication, Catalog
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Woodcraft Supply Corp.
Date:
  • 1973
Description:
Cover and page 16 of Woodcraft catalog 73-74 showing Wendell Gilley in his workshop
1563Making a Difference, What it Takes to Make a Duck
  • Publication, Periodical
  • Carvings
  • People
Making a Difference, What it Takes to Make a Duck
Identifier:
  • 1563   
Type:
  • Publication, Periodical
Subject:
  • Carvings
  • People
Date:
  • 1986-02
Description:
Article from Audubon Adventures, volume 2, number 4 (February/March 1986). Matthew Beal and Stephen Brooks are interviewed about learning to carve at the Wendell Gilley Museum with museum artist Steven Valleau.
1633Connect to nature, creativity at Wendell Gilley Museum[ magazine article]
  • Publication, Periodical
  • Birds
  • Carvings
  • People
Connect to nature, creativity at Wendell Gilley Museum[ magazine article]
Identifier:
  • 1633   
Type:
  • Publication, Periodical
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
  • People
Creator:
  • Billings, Johanna S.
Date:
  • 2018
Description:
From the 2018 Premier Edition of Cultural adventures : Acadia and Downeast Maine. Gives background information about Wendell Gilley and describes carving classes offered by the Wendell Gilley Museum. Features photos of a great horned owl carved by Wendell Gilley as well as sandpipers carved by students in the museum's carving classes.
1632Good things from Maine : fine feathers[ magazine article]
  • Publication, Periodical
  • Birds
  • Carvings
  • People
Good things from Maine : fine feathers[ magazine article]
Identifier:
  • 1632   
Type:
  • Publication, Periodical
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
  • People
Creator:
  • Craig, Jennifer Lynn
Date:
  • 2021
Description:
From the July 2021 issue of Down East Magazine. Describes the history and current day programming of the Wendell Gilley Museum. Resident artist Steve Valleau is featured.
1002Gilley - 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]
1005Bragdon - 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.