Lasting Legacies: Architecture in Asheville by Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington
On view through January 18, 2026
Asheville Art Museum
Asheville, North Carolina
www.ashevilleart.org
“Lasting Legacies” shines a spotlight on the architectural work of Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington, highlighting the contributions of two of the city’s most prominent architectural firms to Asheville’s built environment and artistic spirit in the early decades of the 20th century.
Alongside the featured architectural materials, the exhibition showcases the parallel revival of craft and decorative arts in Western North Carolina, showing how artistic dialogues crossed genres and found expression in everyday life.
[Image: William Waldo Dodge, Jr., Dogwood Brooch, 1927, Hammered Silver, 1 ¾ × 1 ¾ inches. Gift of the William W. Dodge Family, 2016.08.40.]
