Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
Shang : a biography of Charles E. Wheeler Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Merkt - Dixon MacD. Merkt	1984			Shang : a biography of Charles E. Wheeler Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1645 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Merkt - Dixon MacD. Merkt Date: 1984 Description: Published: Spanish Fork, Utah : Hillcrest Publications, c1984 Inscription to the museum by the author on half title page.
The artist's Mount Desert : American painters on the Maine Coast Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	People Places, Island	Wilmerding - John Wilmerding	1994			The artist's Mount Desert : American painters on the Maine Coast Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1640 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Wilmerding - John Wilmerding Date: 1994 Description: Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.
The traveling artist : a visual journal Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	People	Dunaway - Missy Dunaway	2021			The traveling artist : a visual journal Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1639 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Creator: Dunaway - Missy Dunaway Date: 2021 Description: Published by G Editions, New York
The Art of Dahlov Ipcar Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	People	Little - Carl Little	2010			The Art of Dahlov Ipcar Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1636 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Creator: Little - Carl Little Date: 2010 Description: Published by Down East, c2010. Half title page signed by the artist. Title page signed by the author.
Beyond the spring : Cordelia Stanwood of Birdsacre. Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Birds People	Richmond - Chandler S. Richmond.	1978			Beyond the spring : Cordelia Stanwood of Birdsacre. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1635 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds People Creator: Richmond - Chandler S. Richmond. Date: 1978 Description: Published: Lamoine, Maine : Latona Press, 1978. Inscription to Wendell Gilley by the author on half title page.
Birds in wood and paint : American miniature bird carvings and their carvers, 1900-1970 Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Ellis - Joseph H. Ellis	2009			Birds in wood and paint : American miniature bird carvings and their carvers, 1900-1970 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1634 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Ellis - Joseph H. Ellis Date: 2009 Description: Published: Lebanon, N.H. : University Press of New England, c2009. Inscription to Nina Gormley, Museum Director, by the author on half title page.
Connect to nature, creativity at Wendell Gilley Museum[ magazine article] Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Periodical	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Billings, Johanna S.	2018		In Copyright	Connect to nature, creativity at Wendell Gilley Museum[ magazine article] Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1633 Type: Publication, Periodical Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving 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.
Woodcraft catalog Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Catalog	People	Woodcraft Supply Corp.	1973			Woodcraft catalog Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-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
Good things from Maine : fine feathers[ magazine article] Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Periodical	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Craig, Jennifer Lynn	2021		In Copyright	Good things from Maine : fine feathers[ magazine article] Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1632 Type: Publication, Periodical Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving 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.
Wendell Gilley Hunting Waterfowl Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	People Recreation, Hunting				Copyright Undetermined	Wendell Gilley Hunting Waterfowl Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1597 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Recreation, Hunting Description: Wendell Gilley crouched in blind with gun
Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People				Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1596 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Description: Wendell Gillley seated at his workbench carving what appears to be a miniature pheasant. Pieces of driftwood are on table behind him
Wendell Gilley at his Workbench Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	People				Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell Gilley at his Workbench Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1595 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Description: Wendell Gilley in checked shirt with pipe seated at his workbench
Wendell H. Gilley Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People					Wendell H. Gilley Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1593 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Description: Wendell Gilley working on a wood carving. At his collar he is wearing a pin shaped like a duck.
Wendell H. Gilley Painting a Cardinal Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People					Wendell H. Gilley Painting a Cardinal Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1592 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Description: Wendell Gilley at his work table painting a carving of a cardinal, bookshelves in background
David and Nelson Rockefeller Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1977		Copyright Not Evaluated	David and Nelson Rockefeller Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1590 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1977 Description: David and Nelson Rockefeller holding the bald eagle David commissioned from Wendell Gilley as a gift for Nelson.
Letter to Mrs. Otis D. Wolfe from Steven C. Rockefeller Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art People	Rockefeller - Steven C.	1992-06-01			Letter to Mrs. Otis D. Wolfe from Steven C. Rockefeller Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1199 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art People Creator: Rockefeller - Steven C. Date: 1992-06-01 Description: Letter to the donor of a bronze sculpture by Walther Matia in memory of Foster Whitlock . The letter thanks her for her donation of the sculpture to the museum and describes the dedication ceremony.
Wendell Gilley in his Workshop Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People				Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell Gilley in his Workshop Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1594 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Description: Wendell uses a barber's chair he converted into a workbench to hold an eagle carving while he works on it.
Wendell Holmes Gilley Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	People		1973		In Copyright	Wendell Holmes Gilley Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1003 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1973 Description: Gilley smokes a pipe while carving an Osprey in his Southwest Harbor, Maine workshop
Wooden National Wood Carvers' Association Name Badge Wendell Gilley Museum	Object, Identification Badge	People					Wooden National Wood Carvers' Association Name Badge Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-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."
Wendell Gilley's Maine Master Plumber License Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Permission, License, Occupational License	Businesses, Service Business People		1944			Wendell Gilley's Maine Master Plumber License Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1589 Type: Document, Permission, License, Occupational License Subject: Businesses, Service Business People Date: 1944 Description: Original master plumber license issued by the State of Maine to Wendell Gilley, owner of Gilley Plumbing Company, in 1944
Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum	Reference	People				In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-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]
Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum	Reference	People					Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-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.
Wendell H. Gilley Holding Carved Osprey Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People				Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Carved Osprey Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1430 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Description: Wendell Gilley outdoors holding carved osprey
Photograph of Donald M. Fenner and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1967-05			Photograph of Donald M. Fenner and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1441 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1967-05 Description: Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. Back of photograph marked: "DMF, Wendell Gilley, NWCA Meeting Herkimer, N.Y. May 1967, examining carvings by Erwin Caldwell".
Photograph of Helen Lay Strong, Ed Gallenstein and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1967-05			Photograph of Helen Lay Strong, Ed Gallenstein and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1442 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1967-05 Description: Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. Back of photograph marked: "Helen Lay Strong - died June 13, 1995, Ed Gallenstein - President National Woodcarvers Association, Wendell Gilley, NWCA Herkimer Meeting, May 1967".

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