Accession #	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
22.04.09	1614	A book of ducks.	Publication, Book	Birds	A book of ducks. Accession #: 22.04.09 Identifier: 1614    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Creator: Barclay-Smith - Phyllis Barclay-Smith. Date: 1951 Description: Published by Penguin Books. Plates by Peter Shepheard. On cover: "A King Penguin Book." Endpaper signed "Wendell Gilley."
2023.10.23	1641	A question of balance	Publication, Book	Animals Birds Events, Exhibitions	A question of balance Accession #: 2023.10.23 Identifier: 1641    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Animals Birds Events, Exhibitions Creator: Matia - Walter T. Matia Date: 2000 Description: Published by Raymond F. Evans Sporting Art Gallery, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia
	1530	A Tern of the Tide	Image, Art, Relief Print, Linocut	Birds	A Tern of the Tide Identifier: 1530    Type: Image, Art, Relief Print, Linocut Subject: Birds Creator: York - Sherrie York (b. 1962) Date: 2020 Description: Reduction linocut on Rives BFK paper, (16/18)
	1560	Addie and Wendell Gilley with Barn Owl, Shorebirds and Ducks, Opening Day	Image, Photograph	Events People Carvings	Addie and Wendell Gilley with Barn Owl, Shorebirds and Ducks, Opening Day Identifier: 1560    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Carvings Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Addie and Wendell Gilley passing display cases at the museum's opening day.
	1498	Addie Gilley with Herons, Opening Day	Image, Photograph	Events People	Addie Gilley with Herons, Opening Day Identifier: 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.
	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.
	1482	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools Identifier: 1482    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Photograph of Gilley chickadee carving used to sell blanks in the Warren Tool catalog. Warren Tool Co. stamped on reverse side.
	1483	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools Identifier: 1483    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Photograph of Gilley chickadee carving used to sell blanks in the Warren Tool catalog. Note on reverse written by Warren Tool president Fred Clark: "Note: Carved chickadee (shown) personal gift from the late Wendall [sic] Gilley..."
20.01.115	1366	American Brant	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	American Brant Accession #: 20.01.115 Identifier: 1366    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base ; undated
81.1.34	1032	American Goldeneye	Carving, Miniature	Birds	American Goldeneye Accession #: 81.1.34 Identifier: 1032    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1966 Description: Miniature male ; mounted on oblong smooth wood base, upright posture facing forward; glass eyes, metal legs and feet. Signed on side of base: "Gilley." Underside of base marked: "Addie Gilley, Am. Goldeneye."
96.2.1	1270	American Goldeneye Relief	Carving	Birds Carvings	American Goldeneye Relief Accession #: 96.2.1 Identifier: 1270    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1935 c Description: Very early Gilley diorama ; carved and painted American goldeneye against painted winter scene on board. Marked "Made about 1935 Wendell Gilley" on back. Signed "Gilley on bottom front.
81.1.81	1088	American Goldeneye, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	American Goldeneye, Female Accession #: 81.1.81 Identifier: 1088    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Miniature; swimming duck, neck down; painted detail. Unsigned. Companion to 81.1.79.
81.1.79	1087	American Goldeneye, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds	American Goldeneye, Male Accession #: 81.1.79 Identifier: 1087    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Miniature; swimming drake, head turned slightly right; painted detail. Signed and dated "Gilley '72" on underside.
81.1.67	1075	American Goldfinch, Male	Carving, Life-size	Birds	American Goldfinch, Male Accession #: 81.1.67 Identifier: 1075    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c. Description: Approx. Life size; adult male, glass eyes, painted plumage detail, wire legs set into green mound base. Marked "Goldfinch by W.H Gilley, Addie Gilley." on underside of base.
	1488	American robin relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Carvings Birds Object, Art	American robin relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1488    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings Birds Object, Art Creator: Farrin - Robin Farrin Date: 1997 Description: Panel carved by Gilley Museum Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau ca 1995
22.04.14	1619	American water and game birds.	Publication, Book	Birds	American water and game birds. Accession #: 22.04.14 Identifier: 1619    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Creator: Rand - Austin Loomer Rand (1905-1982) Date: 1956 Description: Silhouettes by Ugo Mochi. Photographs by Allan D. Cruikshank and others. Prepared in cooperation with the Chicago Natural History Museum. Published by E. P. Dutton & Co. Flyleaf inscribed : "To Wendell Gilley - May this book help a bit to inspire you to still more perfection in your art - Friend Billy B., 1956".
	1527	Arnold T. Melbye, February 1983	Image, Photograph	People	Arnold T. Melbye, February 1983 Identifier: 1527    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1983-02 Description: Decoy carver Arnold T. Melbye watching Wendell Gilley film on television at the home of Anne Small in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
22.04.15	1620	Art of the decoy : American bird carvings.	Publication, Book	Carvings Birds	Art of the decoy : American bird carvings. Accession #: 22.04.15 Identifier: 1620    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Carvings Birds Creator: Earnest - Adele Earnest Date: 1965 Description: Drawings by Lou Schifferl. Published by Bramhall House. Signed by the author.
81.1.5	1040	Atlantic Puffin	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Atlantic Puffin Accession #: 81.1.5 Identifier: 1040    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c. Description: Miniature; mounted on carved, black mound base; glass eyes, painted plumage and feet. Marked "Addie Gilley, Puffin by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.89	1096	Atlantic Puffin	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Atlantic Puffin Accession #: 81.1.89 Identifier: 1096    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Life size; mounted on wood covered with sand simulating rock, erect posture, head turned slightly right; glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned and painted detail. Marked, dated and signed "Property of Addie Gilley, Xmas 1977, made by Wendell Gilley, 1977" on underside of base.
81.1.146	1140	Atlantic Puffin	Carving, Pair, 3/4 Life-size	Birds	Atlantic Puffin Accession #: 81.1.146 Identifier: 1140    Type: Carving, Pair, 3/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Approx. 3/4 life size; pair on driftwood base, bird on left standing erect, head turned to right and raised, looking upward, bird on right squatting, neck down, facing forward; both with glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned and painted detail. Signed "Gilley '72" on base.
20.01.064	1306	Atlantic Puffin	Carving	Birds Carvings	Atlantic Puffin Accession #: 20.01.064 Identifier: 1306    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1982 Description: Signed "Gilley" on left front of carved wood base ; marked "8/11/82, To the Whitlocks in appreciation, Wendell Gilley"
	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.
20.01.134	1468	Atlantic Puffin	Carving	Birds Carvings	Atlantic Puffin Accession #: 20.01.134 Identifier: 1468    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Underside of base marked: "Puffin by W. H. Gilley " ; signature "Gilley" burned into bottom of base
22.04.22	1627	Audubon water bird guide : water, game and large land birds : eastern and central North America from southern Texas to central Greenland	Publication, Book	Birds	Audubon water bird guide : water, game and large land birds : eastern and central North America from southern Texas to central Greenland Accession #: 22.04.22 Identifier: 1627    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Creator: Pough - Richard Hooper Pough (1904-2003) Date: 1951 Description: By Richard H. Pough, color illustrations by Don Eckelberry, line drawings by Earl L. Poole. Maps on end papers. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society. Published by Doubleday & Co. First edition.

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