# Gebre Kristos Desta

> Gebre Kristos Desta, also known as Gebrekristos Desta, was an Ethiopian painter and poet. He is credited with bringing modern art to Ethiopia Both his paintings and poems stirred controversy among his countryfolk. He died young, at age fifty as a refugee living in the United States, but despite his short life he transformed Ethiopian art influenced many a young artist.

*Ethiopian artist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/gebre-kristos-desta

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Born:** 1932
- **Died:** 1981
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.5 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 30.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gebre_Kristos_Desta)
- [ገብረ ክርስቶስ ደስታ](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8C%88%E1%89%A5%E1%88%A8_%E1%8A%AD%E1%88%AD%E1%88%B5%E1%89%B6%E1%88%B5_%E1%8B%B0%E1%88%B5%E1%89%B3)
- [Gebre Kristos Desta](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebre_Kristos_Desta)
- [Gebre Kristos Desta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebre_Kristos_Desta)
- [Gebre Kristos Desta](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebre_Kristos_Desta)
- [Gebre Kristos Desta](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebre_Kristos_Desta)
- [Гебре Крістос Деста](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B5_%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%81_%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18811024)

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