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Aug 7, 2016 · Hundreds of fans chanted “Lucy!” as Celoron Mayor Scott Schrecengost and sculptor Carolyn Palmer revealed the replacement life-size statue of the beloved I Love Lucy star during a ceremony on...
Aug 9, 2016 · The new statue of Lucille Ball Carolyn Palmer. Before Lucille Ball became one of the most groundbreaking women in American comedy, she was a girl from Celoron, New York. Needless to...
Aug 6, 2016 · CELORON, N.Y. (AP) — A new statue of Lucille Ball was unveiled in the late actress’ hometown on Saturday to replace one that was so hated it was dubbed “Scary Lucy.” Hundreds of fans chanting “Lucy!
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Aug 6, 2016 · New Lucille Ball statue replaces 'Scary Lucy' in actor's hometown. Facebook campaign led to downfall of earlier, unflattering statue in Celoron, New York, whose sculptor says he has...
- Original Artist Said He'd Fix It For Free
- A 'Most Unsettling Sculpture'
- Whole Statue May Be Replaced
Celoron, a village of about 1,300 on the southeastern end of Chautauqua Lake, found itself drawing national and international attention when a 2012 statue replacement campaign launched on Facebook with the name "We Love Lucy! Get Rid of this Statue" garnered renewed interest in the wake of local media stories on the statue. Critics of the 400-pound...
Poulin even used the same term in a letter he released Monday evening apologizing for the statue, calling it "by far my most unsettling sculpture." Poulin said he was on a family vacation with his wife and son last week when the controversy erupted. By the time he returned last weekend to his home in the area, his work was being vilified online as ...
Schrecengost said there was displeasure with Poulin's Lucy statue, which was created a decade ago, from the moment a local couple donated it to the village and it was unveiled in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in August 2009. "Everyone was shocked and agreed it wasn't Lucy," the mayor said. There had been earlier attempts to convince Poulin to redo the...
Aug 1, 2016 · Updated August 1, 2016. A less frightening likeness of comedic actress Lucille Ball is headed to her hometown of Celoron, New York, to replace the life-size bronze statue popularly known as...
Aug 9, 2016 · August 9, 20164:36 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. 1-Minute Listen. Playlist. Lucille Ball's hometown of Celoron, N.Y., honored her with a statue in 2009, 20 years after death. But...
