Scary Lucy has been taken down from the pedestal.
Four years ago, a commissioned sculpture of Lucille Ball went up in a public park not far from her birthplace. Between then and now, opposition to the statue has reached such a pitch that the sculptor received death threats.
It is easy to find photos of Scary Lucy online. These images remind me that Lucille Ball, like many another comic, channeled aggression into her humor. Which is to say, the sculptor did an accurate representation of a comedy subtext that many people do not like shoved right in their faces.
The new Lucille Ball looks like Shirley Jones about to burst into song in "Oklahoma," I have to say.