''Lucille Ball'' is an outdoor sculpture of the Lucille Ball, American actress and comedian of the same name, originally sculpted by David Poulin and installed in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in Celoron, New York in 2009. The statue was deemed "scary" by residents, earning it the nickname ''Scary Lucy''. In 2016, the statue was moved nearby and replaced by one created by Carolyn Palmer. The new sculpture is known officially as ''New Lucy'' and colloquially as ''Lovely Lucy''.

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In 2009, a statue of Ball was installed in her hometown of Celoron, depicting the climactic scene from the 1952 ''I Love Lucy'' episode "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" in which Ball's character, Lucy Ricardo, hawks the alcohol-rich patent medicine Vitameatavegamin while under the effects of heavy dosage of the tonic. Residents noted the statue's deranged, androgynous expression, which bore little resemblance to Ball, earning it the nickname ''Scary Lucy''. The statue garnered little outside attention until 2015, when images of the statue went Viral phenomenon, viral and received international media coverage. The artist discussed fixing the statue with town officials, but claimed they wanted him to do it at his own expense. In 2015, Celoron's mayor said the town was looking to hire a different artist instead.

Second statue

On August 1, 2016, it was announced that a new statue of Ball would replace the original. Carolyn Palmer was unanimously chosen out of a national competition of more than 65 sculptors. She said in a statement, "I not only wanted to portray the playful, animated and spontaneous Lucy, but also the glamorous Hollywood icon" and "I just hope that all the Lucy fans are pleased and that Lucille Ball herself would have enjoyed this image of her." On August 6, 2016, the day that would have been Ball's 105th birthday, the replacement statue was revealed; it depicts Ball standing on a copy of her Hollywood star. Since ''Scary Lucy'' became a local tourist attraction after receiving media attention, it was placed 75 yards from its original location so visitors could visit both statues.

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