Michel Basbous is regarded as the pioneer of modern sculpture in Lebanon. His artistic legacy extends beyond his own achievements. Basbous exerted a significant influence on his contemporaries and subsequent generations of sculptors, shaping the trajectory of sculptural expression in Lebanon.

Alfred Basbous' first encounter with the hammer and chisel occurred while he and his younger brother Joseph were cutting stones to construct the Basbous family house in Rachana. This initial encounter gradually transformed into a profound understanding of stone as he collaborated with Michel, honing his technique and refining his artistic sensibilities.

Mouazzez Rawda was a dedicated artist, known for her determination and as one of the first female drivers in Beirut. She began studying art at the age of fifty. Rawda actively participated in five Salon d'Automne exhibitions at the Sursock Museum from 1964 to 1968, receiving two prizes. Her sculpture "Hayalissa" was created in stone in Saida after winning the Ministry of Tourism prize for public monuments.

Fascinated by the Phoenician culture, Chahine Raffoul sculpts in order to relive this enigmatic ambition. His beginnings in sculpture were traced by classical works and evolved to a very personal approach, after profound experiments on different materials as well as on shapes, in a continuous state of perpetual probing.

As a pioneer of modern ceramics in Lebanon, Dorothy Salhab Kazemi introduced stoneware and porcelain, revolutionizing the traditional clay baking process. Influenced by anthropologist Edward Leach, she used a manual wheel to create objects with their own distinct identities. Dorothy also shared her expertise as a ceramics expert at an archaeological excavation site in Syria.