Gerry Gaxiola, eccentric Bay Area cowboy artist and showman ‘the Maestro,’ dies at 88
- Posted on September 17, 2025
- By San Francisco Chronicle
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Gerry Gaxiola, eccentric Bay Area cowboy artist and showman ‘the Maestro,’ dies at 88

Gerry Gaxiola, who painted from his Cadillac convertible, sang, sewed his own rhinestone suits and refused to sell his art, was the subject of two documentary films by Les Blank.