About the Exhibit

Andrea Clark, acclaimed local photographer, captured an extensive photographic archive of Asheville’s East End and Downtown around 1970, both areas that were later rapidly transformed by the city of Asheville’s urban renewal program and redevelopment. Clark’s photos are an important record of the landscape, people, and buildings that once made up the now the African American community of the East End. Clark is the granddaughter of the notable Asheville master brick mason James Vester Miller, who built many Asheville churches and other public buildings, including structures within some of Clark’s photographs. The exhibition features framed photographic prints and essays on the history behind these stunning images and how urban renewal impacted Asheville’s downtown communities. A section of the exhibition also highlights the work and buildings of Clark’s grandfather, James Vester Miller.