A Change in the Museum World: The Modern Craft Movement
In a newspaper article from 1980, Raphael quotes, "There's a sentimental attitude about something made by human hands. There's value in making something by hand. But the Cub Scout crafts don't do much for the field of crafts. I don't want to discourage crafts as a therapy recreation. But the hobbyist can only get worse as the professional gets better".
Apart of Raphael's individual success, there was also a lot of talk about the Carnegie Museum. After the exhibition finished at the Carnegie, it was reported that the museum attendance went dramatically up during the show. So, Raphael proposed a series of portable programs, run by the Education Director of the "The Store". Some of the programs were titled, "Preserving the American Handcraft Tradition", "Are Modern Handcrafts Worth Their Price", and "Craft Artists in an Industrial World".
