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Michel Basbous was born in Rachana, Lebanon, in 1921. Between 1945 and 1949 he
studied sculpture a L'Academie Libanaise de Beaux-Arts in Beirut. Between 1949
and 1951 he went to Paris to study at L'Ecole Superieure nationale de Beaux-Arts
on a scholarhip fromt he Lebanese goverment. He went back to Paris to study
under Zadkine between 1954 and 1955. In 1957 he became a Professor of sculpture
at the American University of Beirut. He came back to his native village Rachana
in 1958 where he exhibited his sculptures in the open air, and made Rachana into
an artistic and cultural center. He married Therese Aouad, a poet and author in
1967. They had their only child Anachar (``Rachana'' spelled backwards) in 1969.
Michel Basobous died in July 19, of 1981.
Expositions
- Moscow and Leningrad 1957.
- Expositon Internationale de Sculpture de Musee Rodin, 1961, 1966.
- Halles Batard, 1971.
- Oxford, 1971.
- Tokyo, 1973.
Collections
- Musee de L'Art Moderne, Paris.
- Oxford Museum.
- Hakone Open Air Museum, Japan.
- Musee Zadkine, Paris.
- Rachana, Lebanon.
- Numerous private collections.
Click HERE to see Michel Basbous sculpture pictures
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