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Dialogue with the Director – Stop Look Listen Stop // Look // Listen

An installation by Janet Davidson-Hues & Maria Velasco

Sanctuary for the Deacon's Sons by Renée Stout

Stop:

The Spencer Museum of Art has MP3 players available with the audio pieces for this exhibition. Due to the limited number, we encourage patrons to download and sync to their personal players if possible.

Look:

Renée Stout
United States, born 1958
Sanctuary for the Deacon's Sons, 2000
mixed media, paint, wood, glass bottles, digital photo
27 1/4 x 22 3/4 x 5 3/8 in
(69.2 x 57.8 x 13.7 cm)

Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund, 2001.0063

Listen:

  • Sanctuary for the Deacon's Sons
    Voices:
    Leatrice Smith, KU Graduate School/International Programs
    Laura Herlihy, KU Latin American Studies
    Text:
    Janet Davidson-Hues
    Music:
    Amen by The Soul Stirrers from the All Time Great Gospels album and
    Hold On, part 1 by Souls of Blackness from Africa to America, the Journey of the Drum album