Theaster Gates Buys America’s Last Luxury Porcelain Maker

SummaryGates acquired Pickard China, the last remaining U.S. maker of high-end porcelain.He plans to guide the company’s creative future while expanding his own ceramics practice into porcelain.Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates has acquired Pickard China, the last remaining high-end porcelain manufacturer in the U.S.Founded in 1893 and based in Antioch, Illinois, Pickard has spent more than a century producing porcelain for clients ranging from the White House and U.S. embassies to hotels, pri...