The creation is the result of nine months of hard work by Palmer, spent watching “I Love Lucy” reruns, hiring models similar to Ball’s build and crafting the sculpture itself.
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Syracuse-based sculptor, Carolyn D. Palmer, worked on a new statue of comedian Lucille Ball, which was unveiled in Celoron near Jamestown on Saturday. Palmer was commissioned in 2015 to create a new statue following a fundraising effort by the village of Celoron to replace the village’s original Lucy statue created by sculptor David Poulin. The statue, by sculptor Carolyn Palmer, replaces a previous statue of the actress that was referred to as “Scary Lucy”. “Get Rid of this Statue” went viral past year.
“I Love Lucy” fans finally have a statue that can properly honor Lucille Ball. It is not so much a “goodbye” to an interesting, but rather scary statue, supposed to depict Lucille Ball after she has tasted the disgusting concoction, Vitametavegamin, as it is a hello to a newer, lovelier, smiling statue of the legendary comedienne, wearing a polka dot dress.
It’s hard to imagine she could do any worse than Dave Poulin, whose 2009 version was so thoroughly panned for looking absolutely nothing like the comic actress that fans launched a Facebook campaign past year with the name, “We Love Lucy!” Celoron was Ball’s hometown and the new statue unveiling became part of the 2016 “Lucille Ball Comedy Festival”. “I just hope everyone is pleased with my work as I gave her my all”.
The new statue was unveiled on what would have been Ball’s 95th birthday.
Despair no more, fans of Lucille Ball. Critics complained the original didn’t even resemble Ball and it soon came to be known as “Scary Lucy”. Poulin offered to redo the sculpture for free, however the city made a decision to select another artist instead.
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Palmer has sculpted a number of other famous figures.
