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37. Reminds me of a human/evil rabbit hybrid.

Fri Apr 3, 2015, 11:44 PM

Apr 2015

Jeez, that'll scare kids and give 'em nightmares! Imagine that chasing you across your dreamscape.

Melt it! Melt it before it gets away!

Absolutely revolting

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Residents of town where Lucille Ball was raised are angry about ugly statue [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 OP

That truly is ... AWFUL. MADem Apr 2015 #1

or Humphrey Bogart. That thing needs to go. n/t Avalux Apr 2015 #3

I say RECYCLE!!! Melt that mess down and try again! MADem Apr 2015 #5

Oh dear heavens that's a great clip! Avalux Apr 2015 #11

It's one of my favorites! nt MADem Apr 2015 #12

This is one of mine... Avalux Apr 2015 #14

Hilarious!!! Those were the "post-Ricky" years but she was still bringing it home! nt MADem Apr 2015 #19

Eons ago, I saw Lucy interviewed and she said this was her personal favorite episode nt DawgHouse Apr 2015 #46

It must have been a load of fun to do...! nt MADem Apr 2015 #55

They don't need to melt the whole thing down jmowreader Apr 2015 #67

yes, a new head would do the trick Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #70

Even the figure is off the mark, and those HANDS look like a longshoreman's!!!! MADem Apr 2015 #71

This is other work by dave poulin. He's not so good with the faces. Does those outside bronzes Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #9

He should stick with unknowns--the faces are proportional and so forth, but that Lucy doesn't look MADem Apr 2015 #10

Well, like Colbert once said about the Jesus portrait "refurbisher"... Frank Cannon Apr 2015 #45

Even tarnishing and pigeon shit won't save it. Warpy Apr 2015 #26

Ha ha ha!!!!!! MADem Apr 2015 #33

Hideous. MerryBlooms Apr 2015 #2

Very bad 'art' & horrible depiction of Lucy. She was a stunner, esp. in the 1930s before the TV show appalachiablue Apr 2015 #4

yes, pic below for the young uns Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #7

Was this designed by that woman in Italy?? RockaFowler Apr 2015 #6

WTH, that is truly insulting to a very lovely person. nt UtahLib Apr 2015 #8

Ugh .... that truly sucks etherealtruth Apr 2015 #13

It's from that episode where Eleanor Roosevelt played Lucy... JHB Apr 2015 #15

It's horrible! vankuria Apr 2015 #16

Does not look like her treestar Apr 2015 #17

that is a horrible depiction of her nt steve2470 Apr 2015 #18

Wtf? That is just bizarre!... TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #20

Looks like Willem Dafoe! cwydro Apr 2015 #21

Actually, it does kind of look like Lucy... TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #23

!!!!!!! BlueJazz Apr 2015 #31

HA! cwydro Apr 2015 #65

It does look like Willem Dafoe! Quantess Apr 2015 #42

With Paulie Walnuts hair VScott Apr 2015 #63

Absolutely horrid! Hideous! Repulsive! southerncrone Apr 2015 #30

Reminds me of Romney from this view... TreasonousBastard Apr 2015 #32

It looks like a Robert Crumb cartoon done in 3d as a bronze. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #40

The artist confused the characters, I think. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #44

Or melded them. n/t Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #50

Doesn't look like her at all! nt DawgHouse Apr 2015 #47

Looks more like Howdy-Doody than Lucille Ball to me... n/t Ron Obvious Apr 2015 #64

Simply hideous SickOfTheOnePct Apr 2015 #22

Self-delete. nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #24

I don't know who that statue is supposed to be, but it looks nothing like Lucille Ball. nt Rex Apr 2015 #25

I wouldn't want to bump into that on a dark night! Scootaloo Apr 2015 #27

That would scare little children. lpbk2713 Apr 2015 #28

How ugly! It doesn't look like her at all! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #29

There is no one who would recognize that as Lucy ripcord Apr 2015 #34

I don't know if I would call the bronz ugly, Jenoch Apr 2015 #35

Oh dear. Bobbie Jo Apr 2015 #36

Reminds me of a human/evil rabbit hybrid. NBachers Apr 2015 #37

this is Spanish-Passion-painting-restoration bad MisterP Apr 2015 #38

Just so wrong. suffragette Apr 2015 #39

Isn't that Steve Buscemi's mom? Cooley Hurd Apr 2015 #41

I love AV Club's take on it: Cooley Hurd Apr 2015 #43

so glad I clicked back to this thread. That take on the sculpture is hilarious! KittyWampus Apr 2015 #49

Is the statue suppose to look like Lucille Ball? B Calm Apr 2015 #48

I can't believe it was done in 2009 and six years later the campaign yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #51

He gets the eyelashes right Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #59

Definitely looks like Eleanor Roosevelt. HERVEPA Apr 2015 #52

If I saw this without the caption/story, Lucille Ball would not even be on logosoco Apr 2015 #53

and to think- i know many actually good artists who cant catch a break. mopinko Apr 2015 #54

Kearney and Jimbo, please pick up the nearest white courtesy telephone. Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #56

What the hell accounts for such a travesty? Paladin Apr 2015 #57

the artist. that is his style Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #58

I hope he has a day job. Something not involving hot metals. Paladin Apr 2015 #61

his day job is covering the world with his statues. lol Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #62

This ugly statue needs to be melted down and recycled Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #60

here is a better statue of her, in Palms springs Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #66

Wait...that's not a Cenobite? Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #68

Somebody's got some 'splaining to do! Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #69

It's just so ridiculous! WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2015 #72

update! Sculptor of 'scary' Lucille Ball statue is 'heartsick,' says he'll fix it Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #73