--- ---  # The 'Scary Lucy' Statue Will Get a New Home by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 11, 2015 10:52 PM UTC  A bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball is displayed in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in the village of Celoron, N.Y., in her hometown. A bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball is displayed in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in the village of Celoron, N.Y., in her hometown.AP by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 11, 2015 10:52 PM UTC A statue of Lucille Ball that upset residents in Celoron, N.Y., but amused the Internet, [is relocating](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/lucy-statue-gets-a-new-home/). Dubbed “Scary Lucy,” the bronze likeness (which critics say bears little resemblance to the actress) will be featured in the National Comedy Center, a new attraction in nearby Jamestown that will open sometime next year, according to the New York _Times_. Celoron will maintain ownership of the statue, and it will stay in that village until a replacement is found. The Center’s chairman said in a statement that he was excited about the work as “a tribute to what \[Ball\] was all about—making people laugh. This piece of comedy history has made millions of people laugh since going viral.” \[[_NYT_](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/lucy-statue-gets-a-new-home/)\] The 'Scary Lucy' Statue Will Get a New Home ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3854597/scary-lucy-statue-new-york-relocation/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3854597/scary-lucy-statue-new-york-relocation/"},"headline":"The 'Scary Lucy' Statue Will Get a New Home","datePublished":"2015-05-11T22:52:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:06:37.626Z","description":"The tribute was mocked in a New York town for its lack of resemblance to the actress","url":"https://time.com/3854597/scary-lucy-statue-new-york-relocation/","keywords":["Fine Art","New York"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc019f437751818d9/6987ef4af887dcf6fee8e6ad/lucille-ball.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc019f437751818d9/6987ef4af887dcf6fee8e6ad/lucille-ball.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball is displayed in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in the village of Celoron, N.Y., in her hometown.","caption":"A bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball is displayed in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in the village of Celoron, N.Y., in her hometown.","creditText":"AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/fine-art/","name":"Fine Art"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3854597/scary-lucy-statue-new-york-relocation/","name":"The 'Scary Lucy' Statue Will Get a New Home"}}]}] ```