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1597 | Wendell Gilley Hunting Waterfowl |
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1596 | Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant |
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| 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 |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley in checked shirt with pipe seated at his workbench | |
1593 | Wendell H. Gilley |
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| 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 |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley at his work table painting a carving of a cardinal, bookshelves in background | |
1594 | Wendell Gilley in his Workshop |
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| Description: Wendell uses a barber's chair he converted into a workbench to hold an eagle carving while he works on it. | |
1430 | Wendell H. Gilley Holding Carved Osprey |
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1451 | Wendell Gilley Painting a Canada Goose |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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1455 | Wendell Gilley Carving Wings |
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1456 | Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird |
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1508 | Nina Gormley, former Gilley Museum Director |
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| Description: Portrait of former Wendell Gilley Museum Director (1981-2016) Nina Gormley | |
1541 | Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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1484 | Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop |
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1446 | Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley |
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| 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 |
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| ![]() 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 |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley outdoors holding small carving of an owl perched on a driftwood branch | |
1229 | Wendell H. Gilley Carving a Grouse |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley in his workshop carving, tools hanging on wall next to him | |
1225 | Wendell H. Gilley Carving Eagle |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley at workbench carving eagle with raised wings | |
1224 | Wendell H. Gilley in his Workshop |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley working on a carving, cormorants and herons on the wall behind him |