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| Wildlife in wood Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Wildlife in wood Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Published : Chillicothe, Ill. : Model Technology. Inscribed by the author "To Wendell Gilley, with best wishes to one of the pioneers in this field. We have all benefited from your efforts." | ||
| How to make working decoys Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| How to make working decoys Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Published: New York : Winchester Press. Page 69 is signed by Frank C. Wilson, a Massachusetts decoy carver who is featured in the book. Wilson's work was for sale in the Wendell Gilley Museum shop. | ||
| Harding's Wharf Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Harding's Wharf Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: William "Bill" Harding's boat the Martha David is visible next to the dock. |
| Catalog of Woodcarvings and other designs by Charles Savage 1918-1970 Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Catalog of Woodcarvings and other designs by Charles Savage 1918-1970 Northeast Harbor Library Description: Photographs and descriptions of the carvings of Charles K. Savage. | |||
| Game bird carving Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Game bird carving Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Published: New York : Winchester Press. Inscription to Wendell Gilley by the author on half title page. | ||
| Herring Gull Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Herring Gull Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Underside of carved wooden base marked: "Herring Gull by W. H. Gilley 1978" | ||
| Bald Eagle Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Bald Eagle Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Adult bald eagle, approximately one-sixth life-size, sitting upright on small driftwood knot ; lead feet with talons realistically gripping the base ; undercut wing tips crossed over carved tail ; Signed "Gilley" on left side of driftwood base; marked "Hilda, Hulda Bragdon, Xmas 1973" on underside of base | ||
| Chickadee Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Chickadee Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Black-capped chickadee head down on branch. Artist's stamp on underside of carved oblong base | ||
| Semipalmated Plover Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Semipalmated Plover Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Adult on small driftwood base ; body appears to be "bobbing" downward ; tail swept up, wing tips folded over ; glass eyes, wire legs and metal feet ; body covered overall with finely incised lines. Signed, dated and marked "Semipalmated Plover (Lifesize) by W.H. Gilley, 1975" on underside of base. | ||
| Spotted sandpiper Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Spotted sandpiper Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Adult standing on weathered driftwood base, right leg retracted, neck slightly outstretched, head erect and looking ahead, bill curved slightly downward ; glass eyes, wire legs and metal feet. Signed on top of base near left foot: "Gilley" in felt tip pen ; also on underside, "Spotted Sandpiper by W.H. Gilley, 1979" | ||
| Pileated Woodpecker Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Pileated Woodpecker Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Underside of base marked "Made especially for Francis W. Rawle" and signed "by W.H. Gilley". | ||
| Woodcock Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Woodcock Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Inscribed "Made for Byron and Maureen Cheever" on underside of base ; signed "Gilley '72" on top of base. | ||
| Great Hornbill Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Great Hornbill Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Carved at the request of Addie Gilley, who was inspired by an illustration in a book about birds of the world. Signed "Gilley" on bottom of driftwood branch. Underside of base marked "Native of India, Sumatra, Indo China". | ||
| Loon with Two Chicks Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Loon with Two Chicks Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Approx. 1/4 life size; three part composition: one swimming, flat-bottomed adult, two swimming, flat-bottomed chicks; adult's head turned slightly to left, with glass eyes and painted detail; chick a's head is erect, chick b's head is down, both have burned detail. Adult marked, dated, signed "Loon, made for Addie Gilley by W.H. Gilley, 1973" on underside. Chicks unmarked. | ||
| Snowy Owl, Male Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Snowy Owl, Male Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Owl looking over left shoulder, glass eyes, wire toes. Signed "Gilley" on rear of driftwood base. Underside of base stamped Wendell H. Gilley. | ||
| American Goldeneye, Female Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  American Goldeneye, Female Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Miniature; swimming duck, neck down; painted detail. Unsigned. Companion to 81.1.79. | ||
| Red-winged Blackbird Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Red-winged Blackbird Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Adult male perched on branching twig on carved pine base ; wire legs and metal feet with talons grasping the branch ; glass eyes. Entire body covered with fine incised lines, deeper where suggesting primaries and tail feathers. Underside of base marked "Red-winged blackbird by W. H. Gilley 1977". | ||
| Black-capped Chickadee Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Black-capped Chickadee Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Life size; clinging to twig in characteristic upside-down position, twig screwed to shaped wooden base; pinhead eyes, wire legs and feet, detail in color and relief; Signed "Gilley '73." Marked "Chickadee for Addie Gilley, 1973" on underside. | ||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Rose-breasted Grosbeak Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Adult male, approximately life size, sitting on twig, head slightly cocked and turned left ; no visible legs, cut metal talons ; glass eyes. Signed in felt tip pen "by W. H. Gilley" and dated 1976 on underside of base; also faintly signed on top lower right of base | ||
| Evening Grosbeak, Male Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Evening Grosbeak, Male Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Adult male on gnarled driftwood root; glass eyes, wire legs and cut metal feet. Signed "Gilley '78" on oblong pine base ; underside of base marked "Evening Grosbeak #33" | ||
| Saw-whet Owl Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Saw-whet Owl Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Saw-whet owl looking to the side, perched on driftwood branch attached to carved wooden base by single screw. Underside of base inscribed Saw-whet Owl 1/2 life size made for Mary Holmes 1973. Signed "Gilley" on lower part of driftwood branch. | ||
| Great Blue Heron Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Great Blue Heron Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Great blue heron standing on driftwood branch. Metal legs and feet. Branch signed "Gilley '73" near feet. Underside inscribed "Gt. Blue Heron", "Addie Gilley", | ||
| Shoes in the kitchen at the Charles Wallace Birlem house Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Shoes in the kitchen at the Charles Wallace Birlem house Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| David and Nelson Rockefeller Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  David and Nelson Rockefeller Wendell Gilley Museum Description: David and Nelson Rockefeller holding the bald eagle David commissioned from Wendell Gilley as a gift for Nelson. | ||
| Belted Kingfishers, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Belted Kingfishers, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Underside of base marked "Belted Kingfishers by Wendell Gilley 1977. Also stamped "W.H. Gilley" |