The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

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The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995)

Directed by Les Blank

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

Documentary, Music · 54m

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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Cast

Gerald Gaxiola Self (as Gerry Gaxiola)
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Alice Gaxiola Self
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Peter Mollica Self
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Peter William Brown Self
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Nadine Starbuck Self
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Kent Cabral Self
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Charlie Frizzell Self
D
Dennis Hartelius Self
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Rowan LeCompte Self
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Casey Lewis Self
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Tyler Hoare Self
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Linnaea Phillips Self

Crew

Director
Les Blank
Director of Photography
Les Blank
Editor
Maureen Gosling
Producer
Les Blank, Chris Simon

Details

Release date
1995-10-12
Runtime
54m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Flower Films