Description: Two 3" x 5" photographs of sculptures by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Category "Mosaics". Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996.
Description: Several photographs of sculptures by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Category "Clowns". Most of these photographs are by Myers Studio, Ardmore, PA. Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996. Cover - 1: Waiting Clown 2: Smiling Clown 3: Little Clown 4: Arlecchino 5: Ringside Clown #1 6: Grieving Clown 7: Watching Clown 8: Pierrot 9: Remembering Clown 10: Carnival 11: Fat Policeman Clown 12: Clown making a Speech (sold in NY) 13: Thin Policeman Clown 14: Old Clown (bronze) - Photo by Lawrence LePage 15: Clown with Dog and Ball (sold twice) 16: Clown on a Monowheel #1 (sold in Boston) 17: Clown on a Monowheel #2 (bronze) 18: Clown on Horseback (2 versions: black & silver - gold & blue) 19: Clown with a Goose 20: Tipsy Clown 21: Clown with Dog on Head (sold twice) 22: Clown with Dog and Hoop 23: Clown with Mandolin (bronze) 24: Walking Clown 25: Clown with Dog (sold in NY) 26: Clown with Pig 27: Hunchback Clown 28: Clown with Rose 29: Acrobat Clown 30: Lady Clown (bronze) - Photo by Lawrence LePage 31: Ringside Clown #2 32: Ringside Clown #3 33: Clown with Monkey 34: Harlequin 35: Juggler Clown 36: Meditating Clown 37: Dwarf Clown (#1: sold; #2: stolen at Princeton; #3: bronze) (Several photos at different angles are available for each of these items.) [show more]
Description: Several 3" x 5" photographs of sculptures by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Category "Circus". Photographs are by Myers Studio, Ardmore, PA and Edward Quigley, Philadelphia. Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996. ELEPHANTS Cover/1: Woman held in Elephant's Trunk (collection Mrs. Arthur Newbold, Philadelphia) 2: Man on Elephant 3: Sitting Elephant (sold to Mrs. William Dexter, Boston, and Mrs. Larson, NY) GUANACOS 4: Guanaco leaping 5: Guanaco leaping over Elephant DOGS 6: Dog on Pony (collection Mrs. Alexander Biddle) 7: Dog with Ball 8: Two Sealyhams (for Mrs. Garnell) HORSES 9: Standing Horses (sold on Long Island) 10: Study for a Horse 11: Balancing Girl on Horse SEA LIONS (collection Mrs. Gerrish Milliken) 12 - 13: Sea Lion with Ball 14 - 15: Sea Lion on Rock BEARS 16: Bear in a Chair 17: Clown Bear 18: Standing Bear 19: Bear on a Ball 20: Bear with Bottle OTHER 21: Tiger (collection Mrs. Gerrish Milliken, NY) 22: Lion (collection Mrs. Gerrish Milliken, NY) 23: Dancing Monkey 24: Buffalo 25: Unicorn 26: Girl on Ball 27: Head of an Old Clown (bronze stolen at McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ; plaster at Ardmore) (Several photos at different angles are available for each of these items.) [show more]
Description: Published : Chillicothe, Ill. : Model Technology. Inscribed by the author "To Wendell Gilley, with best wishes to one of the pioneers in this field. We have all benefited from your efforts."
Description: Published: New York : Winchester Press. Page 69 is signed by Frank C. Wilson, a Massachusetts decoy carver who is featured in the book. Wilson's work was for sale in the Wendell Gilley Museum shop.
Description: Published: Lebanon, N.H. : University Press of New England, c2009. Inscription to Nina Gormley, Museum Director, by the author on half title page.
Description: Adult bald eagle, approximately one-sixth life-size, sitting upright on small driftwood knot ; lead feet with talons realistically gripping the base ; undercut wing tips crossed over carved tail ; Signed "Gilley" on left side of driftwood base; marked "Hilda, Hulda Bragdon, Xmas 1973" on underside of base
Description: Miniature adult on driftwood base stands erect, neck [?] back, head up, glass eyes, metal legs, feet, and crest feathers, painted details. Signed on lower right of base "Gilley."
Description: Pair of adult herons on roughly "x" shaped driftwood mount. On lower right arm of the "x" a heron in hunting posture is loosely mounted. On upper arm of the x, another heron is depicted in a guarding posture. Twin metal-strip crest, glass eyes, metal feet and legs realistically painted. Signed "Gilley" on top side of sand-finished oblong base, lower right.
Description: Adult on small driftwood base ; body appears to be "bobbing" downward ; tail swept up, wing tips folded over ; glass eyes, wire legs and metal feet ; body covered overall with finely incised lines. Signed, dated and marked "Semipalmated Plover (Lifesize) by W.H. Gilley, 1975" on underside of base.
Description: Adult standing on weathered driftwood base, right leg retracted, neck slightly outstretched, head erect and looking ahead, bill curved slightly downward ; glass eyes, wire legs and metal feet. Signed on top of base near left foot: "Gilley" in felt tip pen ; also on underside, "Spotted Sandpiper by W.H. Gilley, 1979"