Wendell Gilley

Wendell Gilley was a bird watcher and artist who carved birds in wood on Mount Desert Island, Maine. He started out carving two-inch wooden birds for Abercrombie & Fitch.

Wendell Gilley Museum

The Wendell Gilley Museum in Southwest Harbor, Maine displays hundreds of examples of Gilley's work. The museum also features works by other woodcarvers, including a collection of miniature waterfowl by the Cape Cod carver who inspired Gilley, A. Elmer Crowell.

External links

• The Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving