The newer statue, created by another very talented sculptor, Carolyn Palmer, is guaranteed not to send little children running, horrified, in the opposite direction when they see it.
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“Even though the other statue is called “Scary Lucy” or ‘Ugly Lucy, ‘ whatever the people want to call it, it’s still artwork and not all artwork is handsome”.
“I’m a thin-skinned person and artists are sensitive, and I do feel bad for [Poulin]”, Palmer told the Hollywood Reporter. Ball played the wife of bandleader Ricky Ricardo, who was portrayed by her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz. The new statue is being shown as part of this year’s “Lucille Ball Comedy Festival”. “I know that there’s a lot of people waiting for this”.
The terrifying sculpture of Lucille Ball (on the left), known as “Scary Lucy” will no longer haunt children’s nightmares. Poulin himself referred to the statue as his “most unsettling sculpture”. The older statue will remain in the same park, Lucille Ball Memorial Park, devoted to honoring Lucille Ball, but it will be moved to a different part of the park, according to Entertainment Weekly. Palmer was chosen from among 65 sculptors competing for the job. “Lucy in the sky with pearls”. You can practically hear her saying out of the corner of her mouth, “Like this?” A bronze version of that statue is being produced for St Patrick’s Cathedral in NY.
The new bronze statue is 6 feet tall. In addition to using the models as a creative tool, Palmer stood in front of the mirror and practiced different stances she thought the Ball sculpture could emulate.
Lucille Ball fans can rest easy.
The most painstaking process was creating the polka dots. Palmer worked first with clay, then wax, then eventually the bronze for her final product.
However, the old statue is likely to stay put as it has become a unique tourist attraction in the “I Love Lucy” star’s home.
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“She’s covered in clay and plays a sculpture of herself”, she shares.
