Atlantic Puffin
Accession #:
81.1.146
Title:
Atlantic Puffin
Type:
Carving, Pair, 3/4 Life-size
Medium:
Polychromed Wood
Subject:
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.
Date:
1972
Dimensions:
25 x 23 x 24.5cm; 1kg 900g
Citation
Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983), “Atlantic Puffin,” Wendell Gilley Museum, accessed January 22, 2025, https://wgm.digitalarchive.us/items/show/144.Item 1140