The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
"Why do art at all? For the sake of the work. Alone."
DocumentaryMusic
6.1
6.10h 54m
October 12, 1995
Overview
What happens when a dedicated husband and father quits his job, adopts the persona of a Western-Movie Singing Cowboy, takes on the entire art establishment (including Christo and Andy Warhol), and refuses to accept money for his art ? Meet Gerry Gaxiola, AKA The Maestro, an ex-wage slave who gave up everything to make art for art's sake. The Maestro's story could inspire a whole new generation of Van Goghs.
Director
Les Blank
Cast
Gerald Gaxiola
Self (as Gerry Gaxiola)
A
Alice Gaxiola
Self
P
Peter Mollica
Self
P
Peter William Brown
Self
N
Nadine Starbuck
Self
K
Kent Cabral
Self
C
Charlie Frizzell
Self
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