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Justen Leroy

Lay Me Down in Praise

21st century

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Justen Leroy

Lay Me Down in Praise

21st century

Physical Qualities Three-channel video installation with sound, Duration: 20 minutes
Credit Line Art Fund established with exchange funds from Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. Edgar F. Berman, Equitable Bank, N.A., Geoffrey Gates, Sandra O. Moose, National Endowment for the Arts, Lawrence Rubin, Philip M. Stern, and Alan J. Zakon
Object Number 2023.229
Co-Director: Kordae Jatafa Henry​ Director of Photography: Ayinde Anderson​ Editor: Kordae Jatafa Henry​ Score: Justen LeRoy and Hadyn​ Vocals: Moses Sumney, Diana Gordon, and Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi​ Cast: Bob Morrison, Zoe Lawrence, Xuly Williams, Cat Jones, Barbara Barnett, Holly Redden, Michael Nicholson, and Sam Ramsey​
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2023; the Artist
Jessica Bell Brown, Cecilia Wichmann, and Leila Grothe, with Antoinette Roberts, Oscar Flores-Montero, Dylan Kaleikaumaka Hill, and Maura Callahan, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Crosscurrents: Works from the Contemporary Collection," February 26, 2025 to September 3, 2026; work on view from February 26, 2025 to September 3, 2026

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