Residents of town where Lucille Ball was raised are angry about ugly statue [View all]

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Resident campaigns to have 'nightmare' statue of Lucille Ball removed

A 400-pound bronze Lucille Ball is making news around the globe faster than you can say "Vitameatavegamin."

The statue was commissioned by two local residents in the western New York village of Celoron, who wanted to honor the legendary comedienne in the town where she was raised, but now a Facebook group formed three years ago calling for the statue's replacement is gaining international attention with articles in the U.K.'s Daily Mail and elsewhere.

The group's owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, is seeking public support for removal of the statue that was created by artist Dave Poulin in 2009, saying it doesn't look anything like Lucille Ball.

"Lucille Ball was one of the most talented, beautiful, funny women who ever appeared on television. A pioneer, a giant of television. My only goal is to have a sculpture of her in Jamestown which does her justice," the Facebook group's owner told us via email.

Jamestown, home to the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum & Center for Comedy, is Ball's birthplace, though she was raised in adjacent Celoron.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Resident-petitions-to-have-nightmare-statue-of-6177823.php