Creating the USA's handmade pottery capital. It was 1917, and Raleigh artist Jacques Busbee had a vision. Fascinated both by ancient East Asian ceramics and modern art, he hoped to marry the two, creating wares that would appeal to contemporary consumers. There was just one problem: He needed a skilled potter. https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/west-east/how-artist-and-potter-transformed-remote-north-carolina-community-nations-handmade-pottery-capital?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #pottery #ceramics