Betty Raphael Main MenuAn Evangelist for the ArtsRiverview Community Action CorporationA federally funded anti-poverty program operating in the boroughs of Oakmont and Verona of Pennsylvania.The StoreThe Store for arts and crafts and people-made thingsThe Sociable WorkshopContemporary CraftCyd Johnson7ce112606044a21de2784035b7d7703e921898a5
Images of Betty Raphael from various newspaper articles
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Chikiris, Michael, and Michael Arkush. “Elizabeth Raphael Checks Stuffed Geese for Carnegie Show.” Crafts Exhibit Going on Tour, Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh.
Rial, Martha, and Bee Paul Hirschi. “TASTEMAKER: Her Vision Is Reality.” TASTEMAKER: Her Vision Is Reality, Pittsburgh Preview, Pittsburgh, p. 11.
Duncan, Debra. “Keep Your Eye on the Ball.” 'THE STORE' Area Woman's Love for Art Leads to Nonprofit Workshop, Valley News Dispatch, Verona, PA, 2 Nov. 1973, p. 8.plain2017-11-29T08:10:34-08:00Cyd Johnson7ce112606044a21de2784035b7d7703e921898a5
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12017-10-03T13:57:00-07:00An Evangelist for the Arts34plain5133892017-12-18T07:55:04-08:00 Betty Raphael was born in Oakmont, a small town outside of Pittsburgh, PA in 1920. After attending arts school she returned home and opened the first Modern art gallery-bookstore-theatre in Pittsburgh in the 1940's, Outlines Gallery. After the gallery closed, she became involved in a local community action program and acquired a small craft store in Verona. "The Store for arts and crafts and people-made things" as it was called, gave rise to a project called the Sociable Workshop.
