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In 1977, he got married to Marie<br />

Abi Saab with whom he has two<br />

children, Fadi and Zeina.<br />

Several galleries in his native<br />

country organized solo exhibitions<br />

of his works, which include:<br />

"Salle du Quotidien l'Orient"<br />

(1962), Gallery One (1963),<br />

Excelsior Hotel (1965), Phoenicia<br />

Gallery (1966), Amateur Gallery<br />

(1967), gardens of the Modern<br />

institute in Fanar (1967), Excelsior<br />

Hotel (1970), Contact Gallery<br />

(1972), Damo Gallery (1979),<br />

Gallery One (1982), gardens of<br />

Halate Sur Mer (1984), ELCIR<br />

Gallery (1984), Rimal La Toile<br />

Gallery (1985), SNA Tabaris (1996),<br />

Surface Libre Gallery (2005).<br />

the Municipality of Rayfoun, the<br />

Port of Beirut, Jdeit el Metn,<br />

Tabarja Beach, "House of the<br />

Future", the Municipality of<br />

Antelias, the Municipality of Zouk<br />

Mkayel, gardens of Halate Sur Mer,<br />

the Municipality of Tannourine.<br />

When his brother Michel passed<br />

away in 1981, Alfred Basbous<br />

collaborated with his younger<br />

brother Youssef to promote<br />

Rachana and cultivate the family<br />

heritage.<br />

From 1994 to 2004, Alfred<br />

organized the International<br />

Symposium of Sculpture in<br />

Rachana, where famous sculptors<br />

from around the world were invited<br />

to create, sculpt and exhibit their<br />

works with those of Basbous, at the<br />

sight of tourists and <strong>art</strong> lovers.<br />

The monumental works of Alfred<br />

Basbous are present in the public<br />

areas of Beirut and many<br />

Lebanese cities, acquired by<br />

municipalities and private projects,<br />

such as the Municipality of Zahle,<br />

In 1994 he was awarded the<br />

"Medal of the National Order of<br />

Cedar, order of Knight" by the<br />

President of the Lebanese Republic.

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