A painting on canvas of Victorio Peak by Peter Simpson Cook was sold to Charles Cannon and Terry Delonas in 2021. The artist’s interest in creating what he called “a portrait of a mountain” was centered around the mysterious story of a treasure found there by Terry’s grandparents, Babe and “Doc” Noss in 1937. Terry’s family has been fighting for over 70 years now to recover what they say is rightfully theirs - a $28 billion treasure buried deep inside a mountain. Some believe the U.S. Government stole the 16,000 gold bars and priceless artifacts.
The overwhelming interest in the story of Victorio Peak has led to the filming of a TV mini-series documentary, Gold, Lies and Videotape: The Mystery of Victorio Peak, streaming on the Discovery Channel and MAX. Filmed on location in New Mexico and starring Terry Delonas himself, the painting of Victorio Peak was entered into a contract with Piece of Work Productions and Discovery Communications to be filmed on set in the project.
Gold, Lies and Videotape: The Mystery of Victorio Peak premiered in January 2022.