New Lucille Ball statue replaces “Scary Lucy”
<p>A new statue of Lucille Ball was unveiled in the actress’ hometown on Saturday to replace one so hated that it was nicknamed “Scary Lucy”.</p>
<p>Mayor of Celoron, New York, Scott Schrecengost and sculptor Carolyn Palmer revealed the statue in Lucille Ball Memorial Park on what would have been the actress' 105th birthday.</p>
<p>The life-size statue shows the famous Ball in polka-dotted dress, holding a purse, wearing pearls and in heels. She, of course, sporting her signature curly hair.</p>
<p>"She is 100 per cent bronze. She is 750 pounds and the pedestal is maybe another 750 pounds, so she's not going anywhere!" Palmer told CNN. "I pretty much put my all in her and I am very happy."</p>
<p>Palmer added: “People gasped when she was unveiled and everyone looked so happy.</p>
<p>"I am relieved that the response has been positive. I went back to the park incognito and sat on a bench and people were there looking at her and touching her and it was great. All that work was not done in vain. I am very pleased tonight."</p>
<p><img width="624" height="435" src="https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/lucille-ball-before-after.jpg?quality=75&strip=color&w=1100" alt="Left: The bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball by Dave Poulin, seen at the Lucille Ball Memorial Park in Celoron, N.Y.. in Aug. 2012; Right the bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball by Carolyn D. Palmer, unveiled at the Lucille Ball Memorial Park in Celeron, N.Y., on Aug. 6, 2016." style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p>
<p>The new statue replaces a statue that looked so unflattering and unlike the TV star that it was nicknamed “Scary Lucy”. The creator of the first statue, Dave Poulin, said he’s received death threats over his statue and has apologised for his “unsettling” depiction of the icon.</p>
<p>"I take full responsibility for 'Scary Lucy,' though by no means was that my intent or did I wish to disparage in any way the memories of the iconic Lucy image," Poulin wrote in an open letter in The Hollywood Reporter.</p>
<p>“Scary Lucy” isn’t going anywhere though as the two statues of Lucille Ball will live side by side at the park. </p>
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