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The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995)

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995)

Music Documentary

"Why do art at all? For the sake of the work. Alone."

Release Date: 1995, October 12
Directors: Les Blank
Countries: United States of America
Production: Flower Films
Cast: Gerald Gaxiola, Alice Gaxiola, Peter Mollica, Peter William Brown, Nadine Starbuck, Kent Cabral, Charlie Frizzell, Dennis Hartelius, Rowan LeCompte, Casey Lewis, Tyler Hoare, Linnaea Phillips

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.

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