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Ed Moore 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
Description:
Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. The two carvers are shown seated with various carvings by Wendell Gilley. The pintail in Gilley's hands was given to Fenner. Back of photograph marked: "'Captain' Ed Moore, Wendell L. [sic] Gilley, Woodcarvers Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y. May 1967"
Ed Moore 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
Description:
Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. The two carvers are shown seated with various carvings by Wendell Gilley. The pintail in Gilley's hands was given to Fenner. Back of photograph marked: "N.Y.S. Wood carvers Convention Herkimer - May 1967 " ; stamped: "Carlyle W. Kennedy."
Wendell Gilley Painting a Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Wendell Gilley seated in his workshop next to a window with miniature carvings on windowsill. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
Wendell Gilley Painting a Godwit
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Wendell Gilley painting a carving in his workshop with a pipe in his mouth. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
Wendell Gilley Selecting Driftwood
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Wendell Gilley examining a piece of driftwood from a pile outside his workshop. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
"Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
Wendell Gilley Carving Wings
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Wendell Gilley Carving Wings
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
"Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
"Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
Steve Valleau
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 2011
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Steve Valleau
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau
Nina Gormley, former Gilley Museum Director
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Portrait of former Wendell Gilley Museum Director (1981-2016) Nina Gormley
Wendell Gilley with life-size wild turkey carving
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Brown - W. L. Brown
  • 1973
Description:
On reverse side of photograph: "Taken by W. L. Brown Summer of 1973"
Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
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"
Wendell Gilley with Great Horned Owl
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • 1972-06-30
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
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.
Wendell Gilley in front of new Wendell Gilley Museum building
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum
  • Adams - Richard Adams
  • 1981-02
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Wendell Gilley at construction site of new museum building
Letter to Raymond L. Stearns from Wendell Gilley
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1981-10-21
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Written on museum letterhead, this letter describes the opening of the Wendell Gilley Museum and mentions Wendell Gilley's donation of his carvings to the museum
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from C. G. Wellington
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Wellington - C. G. (Clarence George) Wellington (1890-1960)
  • 1957-03-04
Description:
Letter typed on Kansas City Star letterhead from Executive Editor Clarence G. Wellington thanking Wendell Gilley for carved birds sent on behalf of Frank S. Land.
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
Description:
Lemuel T. Ward, the noted decoy carver, wrote this letter to Wendell Gilley after meeting him at an unnamed carving show
Woodcarvers Slate Speaker Here Saturday
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • People
  • 1967-05-17
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Article from the Evening Telegram (Herkimer, N.Y.), May 17, 1967. Wendell Gilley was the featured speaker at the National Woodcarvers Association's New York chapter's second annual meeting, according to the article, which gives biographical and professional information about him.
Bar Harbor Times article, November 20, 1969
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Events
  • People
  • 1969-11-20
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Announcement that Wendell Gilley would be attending a bird carving exhibition in Chestertown, Maryland. The carving of a bald eagle family that he entered in the exhibit is depicted.
Southwest Harbor Man Gave Up Family Business to Become "Whittling" Artist
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • People
  • Spiker - LaRue Spiker
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Bar Harbor Times article about Wendell Gilley's beginnings as an artist. Publication date is unknown.
Ellsworth American article, September 8, 1965
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • People
  • 1965-09-08
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Wendell Gilley meeting with National Wood Carvers Association officials Edwin Moore and Bernie Eilerman in his home in Southwests Harbor
Cleveland Plain Dealer article, September 20, 1956
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • People
  • Lawrence - Wes Lawrence
  • 1956-09-20
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Columnist Wes Lawrence, visiting Southwest Harbor, writes about Wendell Gilley. Gilley's last name is misspelled "Gillie".
Kent County News article, October 20, 1965
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Events
  • People
  • 1965-10-20
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Lists Wendell Gilley as one of America's top craftsmen exhibiting at the Kent County Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society show of waterfowl and upland game bird carvings in Nov. 1965. Other carvers exhibiting included Harold Haertel.
Bar Harbor Times article, October 21, 1976
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Events
  • People
  • 1976-10-21
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Wendell Gilley exhibits forty carvings plus carvings-in-progress at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in the show "Down East Bird Carvings."
Bar Harbor Times article, April 8, 1971
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • People
  • 1971-04-08
  • In Copyright
Description:
This article, titled "Capt. Black: Artist and Surgeon", describes Wendell Gilley's influence on sculptor Paul Black. It also mentions Gilley's Canada goose carved for Harry S. Truman.