Accession #	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
81.1.98	1104	Upland Plover	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Upland Plover Accession #: 81.1.98 Identifier: 1104    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Life size; mounted on driftwood base, standing erect, right leg raised, head turned left; glass eyes, metal legs, carved, burned and painted detail. Marked, dated and signed "for Addie Gilley, Upland Plover by W.H. Giley, 1974" on underside of base. Also called upland sandpiper Companion piece no. 81.1.97
84.3.2	1255	Vesper Sparrow	Carving	Birds Carvings	Vesper Sparrow Accession #: 84.3.2 Identifier: 1255    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base. No date
2024.01.07	1642	Want to carve a duck? : a beginner's guide	Publication, Book	Birds Carvings	Want to carve a duck? : a beginner's guide Accession #: 2024.01.07 Identifier: 1642    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Guthe - Elizabeth Corey Guthe Date: 1984 Description: Published: Southwest Harbor, Maine : Publisher's Northeast. Inscription to Nina Gormley by the author on title page.
2022.02.01	1601	Waterfowl of North America	Publication, Book	Birds	Waterfowl of North America Accession #: 2022.02.01 Identifier: 1601    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Creator: Zimmerman - William Zimmerman Date: 1974 Tags: highlights Description: Number 102 of 1000 book edition. Contains 42 plates. Published by Frame House Printing. Also included with this book dontion are seven holiday cards created by Zimmerman and sent by him to the donor's parents.
	1495	Wendell and Addie Gilley at Opening Day of Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Events People	Wendell and Addie Gilley at Opening Day of Gilley Museum Identifier: 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
	1496	Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day	Image, Photograph	Events People	Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day Identifier: 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
	1539	Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day	Image, Photograph	Events People	Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day Identifier: 1539    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: The Gilleys viewing exhibits followed by Steven Rockefeller
	1494	Wendell and Addie Gilley Entering the Gilley Museum on Opening Day	Image, Photograph	Events People	Wendell and Addie Gilley Entering the Gilley Museum on Opening Day Identifier: 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
	1541	Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller	Image, Photograph	People Carvings Birds	Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller Identifier: 1541    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Carvings Birds 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"
	1595	Wendell Gilley at his Workbench	Image, Photograph	People	Wendell Gilley at his Workbench Identifier: 1595    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Description: Wendell Gilley in checked shirt with pipe seated at his workbench
	1454	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird	Image, Photograph	People Birds Carvings	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird Identifier: 1454    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Birds Carvings Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1456	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird	Image, Photograph	People Birds Carvings	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird Identifier: 1456    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Birds Carvings Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1596	Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant	Image, Photograph	People Carvings Birds	Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant Identifier: 1596    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Carvings Birds Description: Wendell Gillley seated at his workbench carving what appears to be a miniature pheasant. Pieces of driftwood are on table behind him
	1529	Wendell Gilley Carving an Osprey, November 1981	Image, Photograph	Carvings Birds People	Wendell Gilley Carving an Osprey, November 1981 Identifier: 1529    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings Birds People Date: 1981-11-21 Description: Polaroid photograph of Wendell Gilley in his workshop working on an osprey carving
	1455	Wendell Gilley Carving Wings	Image, Photograph	People Birds Carvings	Wendell Gilley Carving Wings Identifier: 1455    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Birds Carvings Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1597	Wendell Gilley Hunting Waterfowl	Image, Photograph	People Recreation, Hunting	Wendell Gilley Hunting Waterfowl Identifier: 1597    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Recreation, Hunting Description: Wendell Gilley crouched in blind with gun
	1506	Wendell Gilley in front of new Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum	Wendell Gilley in front of new Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1506    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum Creator: Adams - Richard Adams Date: 1981-02 Description: Wendell Gilley at construction site of new museum building
	1594	Wendell Gilley in his Workshop	Image, Photograph	People Carvings Birds	Wendell Gilley in his Workshop Identifier: 1594    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Carvings Birds Description: Wendell uses a barber's chair he converted into a workbench to hold an eagle carving while he works on it.
	1505	Wendell Gilley Museum Board of Trustees	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum	Wendell Gilley Museum Board of Trustees Identifier: 1505    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum Creator: Noonan - Bob Noonan (1952-2004) Date: 2000 Description: Group portrait of Wendell Gilley Museum Board with Museum Director Nina Gormley in front of the museum building. Back row, left to right: Sarah Elliott, Carol West, John Wilmerding, Trustee Emeritus, Ashley Bernhard, Nina Gormley, Executive Director/Curator, Clare Shepley, Jennifer Nolan, Roc Cavino, Elizabeth Hughes, Douglass Gott. Front row, left to right: Barbara Rockefeller, Steven Rockefeller, Kate Briggs, Robert Hinkley, Eleanor Hoagland. Not pictured: Arthur Rogers. [show more]
	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.
	1540	Wendell Gilley with Great Horned Owl	Image, Photograph	Carvings People Birds	Wendell Gilley with Great Horned Owl Identifier: 1540    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings People Birds Date: 1972-06-30 Description: Wendell Gilley standing next to a life size great horned owl carving. Also shown are carvings of a Canada goose, woodcock, and an unpainted pair of cormorants.
	1542	Wendell Gilley with life-size wild turkey carving	Image, Photograph	People Carvings Birds	Wendell Gilley with life-size wild turkey carving Identifier: 1542    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Carvings Birds Creator: Brown - W. L. Brown Date: 1973 Description: On reverse side of photograph: "Taken by W. L. Brown Summer of 1973"
	1457	Wendell Gilley's Carving Desk	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Wendell Gilley's Carving Desk Identifier: 1457    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Gilley's desk covered with boxes of carved birds, tools, and other supplies ; "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.

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