Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists.

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FilmPublisher number: 12157054 | KanopyPublisher: Les Blank Films, 1994Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Documentary films.

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Alice Gaxiola, Gerry Gaxiola, Monica Gaxiola, Nadine Starbuck, Peter Mollica, Peter William BrownSummary: 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 its own sake. The Maestro’s story could inspire a whole new generation of Van Goghs.

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Alice Gaxiola, Gerry Gaxiola, Monica Gaxiola, Nadine Starbuck, Peter Mollica, Peter William Brown

Originally produced by Les Blank Films in 1994.

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 its own sake. The Maestro’s story could inspire a whole new generation of Van Goghs.

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