Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
Wendell and Addie Gilley Entering the Gilley Museum on Opening Day Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Events People		1981-07-12	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell and Addie Gilley Entering the Gilley Museum on Opening Day Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1494 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Wendell and Addie Gilley, guests of honor at the museum's opening day, walk up the front walk
Wendell and Addie Gilley at Opening Day of Gilley Museum Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Events People		1981-07-12	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell and Addie Gilley at Opening Day of Gilley Museum Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1495 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Wendell Gilley waves as Addie enters the front door of the new museum
Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Events People		1981-07-12	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1496 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: The Gilleys with Steven Rockefeller looking at miniature carvings in a round display case
Addie Gilley with Herons, Opening Day Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Events People		1981-07-12	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Addie Gilley with Herons, Opening Day Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1498 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Addie Gilley examines carving of herons in display case at the museum's opening day.
Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Events People		1981-07-12	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1539 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: The Gilleys viewing exhibits followed by Steven Rockefeller
Addie and Wendell Gilley with Barn Owl, Shorebirds and Ducks, Opening Day Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1981-07-12	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Addie and Wendell Gilley with Barn Owl, Shorebirds and Ducks, Opening Day Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1560 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Addie and Wendell Gilley passing display cases at the museum's opening day.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Lemuel T. Ward, Nov. 8, 1965 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Events People	Ward - Lemuel T. Ward (1896-1984)	1965-11-08			Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Lemuel T. Ward, Nov. 8, 1965 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1565 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Events People Creator: Ward - Lemuel T. Ward (1896-1984) Date: 1965-11-08 Description: Lemuel T. Ward, the noted decoy carver, wrote this letter to Wendell Gilley after meeting him at an unnamed carving show
Bar Harbor Times article, July 3, 1980. Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Events Structures, Dwellings, House		1980-07-03	Southwest Harbor	In Copyright	Bar Harbor Times article, July 3, 1980. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1574 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Events Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1980-07-03 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Describes the removal of the George Ripley Fuller House, located at the current Wendell Gilley Museum site (the corner of Rte. 102 and Herrick Rd., Southwest Harbor) prior to the museum's construction.
Benefit Art Auction and Appraisal Day flyer Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Advertising, Brochure	Events Object, Art		1990		Copyright Not Evaluated	Benefit Art Auction and Appraisal Day flyer Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1217 Type: Document, Advertising, Brochure Subject: Events Object, Art Date: 1990 Description: Flyer advertising the Wendell Gilley Museum Benefit Art Auction and Appraisal Day, Aug. 10, 1990. Auctioned items included a framed set of prints, "20 Birds of Mount Desert Island" by Carroll Sargent Tyson.
Down East Bird Carving Exhibit Announcement Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Advertising	Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1976		Copyright Not Evaluated	Down East Bird Carving Exhibit Announcement Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1238 Type: Document, Advertising Subject: Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1976 Description: Page from an unknown publication announcing Gilley's exhibit of bird carvings at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Letter from Robert M. Peck to Wendell Gilley, March 1, 1977 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Events	Peck - Robert M. Peck	1977-03-01		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from Robert M. Peck to Wendell Gilley, March 1, 1977 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1240 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Events Creator: Peck - Robert M. Peck Date: 1977-03-01 Description: Letter congratulating Gilley on the success of the exhibition Downeast Bird Carvings of Wendell Gilley at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. On exhibit were sixty-one carvings of birds "on display together for the first time." 34, 272 people attended the exhibit during its ten week run from October 29, 1976 to January 7, 1977.
Letter to Wendell Gilley from Barbara Tyson Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Events	Tyson - Barbara Tyson	1977 c		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell Gilley from Barbara Tyson Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1241 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Events Creator: Tyson - Barbara Tyson Date: 1977 c Description: Letter thanking Wendell Gilley for the loan of his carvings for the exhibit Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley held at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Oct. 29, 1976 through Jan. 7, 1977
Philadelphia Inquirer article, Oct. 19, 1976 Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Events People	Seltzer - Ruth Seltzer	1976-10-19		Copyright Not Evaluated	Philadelphia Inquirer article, Oct. 19, 1976 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1242 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Events People Creator: Seltzer - Ruth Seltzer Date: 1976-10-19 Description: Article from the Philadelphia Inquirer's society column by Ruth Seltzer describing the preparations for the exhibit Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley. The exhibit was held at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. The photograph accompanying the article shows Barbara Tyson, a trustee of the Academy, helping unpack the carved birds.
Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley exhibit opening invitation Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Events	Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia	1976			Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley exhibit opening invitation Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1630 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Events Creator: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Date: 1976 Description: Invitation to a black tie dinner celebrating the opening of the exhibit Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pa. On the back page is a handwritten note from Barbara Tyson to Wendell.
Guestbooks Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, List, Guestbook	Guest Books	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)				Guestbooks Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1379 Type: Document, List, Guestbook Subject: Guest Books Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: 3 Guestbooks containing signatures of Wendell Gilley's visitors from March 1944 - Nov. 1951, July 24, 1971 - July 9, 1974, and July 12, 1974 - June 13, 1977. 1 notebook listing names of visitors to his workshop between May 1970 and July 24, 1971
Drawing nature Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	Nature Other	Maltzman - Stanley Maltzman	1995			Drawing nature Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1637 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature Other Creator: Maltzman - Stanley Maltzman Date: 1995 Description: Published by North Light Books, Cincinnati, Ohio. Signed by the author and dated "23 September 2018"
A question of balance Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	Events Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds	Matia - Walter T. Matia	2000			A question of balance Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1641 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Matia - Walter T. Matia Date: 2000 Description: Published by Raymond F. Evans Sporting Art Gallery, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia
Pileated Woodpecker Wendell Gilley Museum	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)				Pileated Woodpecker Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1286 Type: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Inscribed "Pileated Woodpecker by W. H. Gilley" on underside of base ; no date
Herring Gull on Red Buoy Wendell Gilley Museum	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)				Herring Gull on Red Buoy Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1288 Type: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Gull in adult plumage, head erect and straight ahead, wing tips balanced high over tail, feet braced on a navigational buoy called a red nun. Glass eyes, wire legs and metal feet. Buoy painted with white Arabic numeral "4". Carved oval pine base, gouge-carved and painted to resemble sea water. No date visible.
Yellowlegs Wendell Gilley Museum	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Nature, Animals, Birds	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1972			Yellowlegs Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1289 Type: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Life size; adult on driftwood base, standing with right foot raised. Underside of base marked "Yellowlegs 1972"
Red Legged Black Duck Wendell Gilley Museum	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)				Red Legged Black Duck Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1291 Type: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on top right of base. "National Woodcarvers Association Member"stamped on underside of base. No date
Great Blue Heron Pair Wendell Gilley Museum	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)				Great Blue Heron Pair Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1292 Type: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley", no date
Mallard Drake Wendell Gilley Museum	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)				Mallard Drake Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1293 Type: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Marked "Joe Simmons" on underside of base ; no date
Herring Gull Wendell Gilley Museum	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1940 c			Herring Gull Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1294 Type: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c Description: Herring gull in adult plumage, taking off from a smooth burl driftwood base ; carved with minimum of detail; outside wing edges notched to suggest feathers; painted eyes, bill, legs and feet. W.H.G. marked on underside of base ; no date on piece but probably from the 1940s
Mallard Pair Wendell Gilley Museum	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)				Mallard Pair Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1295 Type: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on left side of base. Marked "Mallard's" on underside of base. Has artist's stamp on underside of base. No date

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