Painting by major Ethiopian artist uncovered by Scottish art historian – in Oklahoma Tuesday 11 June 2024 One of the last artworks by a major Ethiopian artist has been uncovered by an art historian from the University of St Andrews in Scotland during a research trip to Oklahoma. Dr Kate Cowcher made the surprise discovery of the painting by Gebre Kristos Desta at the council offices in Lawton, Oklahoma, alongside Professor Emily Burns from the University of Oklahoma. Gebre Kristos, as he was known, was a revered artist who was at the heart of the rich cultural scene known as the ‘Addis Spring’. He had escaped Ethiopia in 1979, after a revolution had turned violent, arriving in Oklahoma as a refugee in spring 1980, hosted by a Catholic church in Lawton. Dr Cowcher, a lecturer in the School of Art History in St Andrews, had travelled to Lawton as part of h...
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