Mark Zuckerberg expressed his admiration for his wife by setting up the giant statue in the garden and sharing pictures and videos of Priscilla Chan posing with it on Instagram.
Zuckerberg unveiled the sculpture on Instagram, referencing the Roman tradition of erecting statues for beloved wives. The tradition focused on virtues like duty, loyalty, and devotion to family. In the post,
He commissioned the sculpture from artist Daniel Arsham.
The statue is made of oxidized green copper, steel, crystal, and volcanic ash. It features Chan in a turquoise statue with wind-blown silver garment resembling angel wings.
Its robe also resembles wings symbolizing freedom, upward journey in life, and progress.
Zuckerberg and Chan met at Harvard in 2003, got married in 2012, and have three daughters. Priscilla graduated from Harvard with a biology degree and later trained as a pediatrician.
Chan baked a special cake for Mark Zuckerberg at the end of his ACL rehab.
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