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Live long in sculpture: 20-foot art planned for Spock symbol
Read full article: Live long in sculpture: 20-foot art planned for Spock symbolFILE - In this May 14, 2013 file photo, Leonard Nimoy gives a "Live Long and Prosper" hand gesture arrives at the LA premiere of "Star Trek Into Darkness" in Los Angeles. The Museum of Science, Boston, in collaboration with the Nimoy's family announced the development of a monument shaped in the hand gesture made famous by the actor's character, Mister Spock, to honor the Boston native who died in 2015. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)BOSTON โ The Museum of Science in Boston is paying tribute to city native Leonard Nimoy with a 20-foot sculpture shaped like Mr. Spock's split-fingered โlive long and prosper" hand gesture, the museum and the late โStar Trekโ actor's family announced Friday. โThe โlive long and prosperโ symbol represents a message that my dad believed so strongly in,โ his daughter, Julie Nimoy, said in a statement. โMy dad always loved Boston and he would be honored knowing that the Museum of Science would be the permanent home to this memorial.