Accession #	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
	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.
22.04.08	1613	Feathered pets : a treatise on the food, breeding and care of canaries, parrots and other cage birds.	Publication, Book	Birds	Feathered pets : a treatise on the food, breeding and care of canaries, parrots and other cage birds. Accession #: 22.04.08 Identifier: 1613    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Creator: Page - Charles Nash Page (1860-) Description: 25th edition. Published by the author.
	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."
	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.
	1416	Postcard showing Mallard Drake	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Birds Carvings	Postcard showing Mallard Drake Identifier: 1416    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Postcard depicting a carved mallard on a driftwood base signed "Gilley" ; "Mallard Drake bird carving by Wendell Gilley" printed on reverse side of card.
	1417	Postcard Showing Canada Goose Carving	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Birds Carvings	Postcard Showing Canada Goose Carving Identifier: 1417    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Postcard depicting a carved Canada goose which appears to be flying over a hedge ; "Canada Goose bird carving by Wendell Gilley" printed on reverse side of card.
	1418	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools Identifier: 1418    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Wendell Gilley carved the chickadee in this photo used as an advertisement for Warren Tool shortly before his death in 1982. Mounted on mat board ; Warren Tool Co. label on reverse side of board. Accompanied by handwritten note from Fred Clark, President of Warren Tool.
	1419	Willet	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Willet Identifier: 1419    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Description: Photograph of willet carved by Wendell Gilley. Stamped "Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine" on back ; numbered "#40"
	1420	Gulls	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Gulls Identifier: 1420    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Description: Photograph of an interior showing gull carvings, including a mobile, by Wendell Gilley. Stamped "Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine" on back.
	1421	Herring Gull on Buoy	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull on Buoy Identifier: 1421    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Description: Photograph of a herring gull carved by Wendell Gilley. The gull is perched on a buoy with the number 7 painted on it. Behind the gull is a painted scene of water and rocks. Stamped "W.H. Ballard, Photographer, S. W. Harbor, Me" on back.
	1424	Group of four ducks and a Canada goose	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Group of four ducks and a Canada goose Identifier: 1424    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Description: Photograph of five birds carved by Wendell Gilley. Clockwise from left: black duck, Canada goose, canvasback, harlequin duck, and common eider. Stamped "W.H. Ballard, Photographer, S. W. Harbor, Me" on back. Numbered "#28" in pencil above stamp.
	1427	Bobwhite	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Identifier: 1427    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Photograph of an interior showing a grouping of bobwhite quail carved by Wendell Gilley mounted over a fireplace .
	1428	Bobwhite	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Identifier: 1428    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Single bobwhite quail carved by Wendell Gilley that is part of group shown mounted over a fireplace in another photograph.
	1429	Bobwhite	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Identifier: 1429    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Partial view of a group of bobwhite quail carved by Wendell Gillley shown mounted over a fireplace in another photograph.
	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
	1431	Bald Eagle	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle Identifier: 1431    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Photograph of bald eagle carved by Wendell H. Gilley. Marked "Finished June 1966" on reverse side.
	1432	Bald Eagle With Fish	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle With Fish Identifier: 1432    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Photograph of bald eagle, perched with wings spread above fish on oval base, carved by Wendell H. Gilley. Marked "Eagle with fish by Wendell Gilley" in ink on reverse side.
	1433	Canada Geese, Pair	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Canada Geese, Pair Identifier: 1433    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Photograph of a pair of Canada geese carved by Wendell H. Gilley
	1436	Marbled Godwit	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Marbled Godwit Identifier: 1436    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Photograph of a marbled (?) godwit carved by Wendell H. Gilley. The carving appears to be part of a diorama. On reverse side in pencil: "George W. Pepper 3rd" . "Roche Photography, Caldwell N.J." stamp on reverse.
	1450	Atlantic Puffin	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Atlantic Puffin Identifier: 1450    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Photograph of an Atlantic Puffin carving by Wendell H. Gilley set among rocks. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	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.

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