A model for the fullerene anion C, is proposed in which the outer electron moves in an attractive deltafunction potential in the shape of a spherical bubble. Exact solutions for this "Dirac bubble potential" were previously worked out. On the basis of this model, the photodetachment cross-section and its angular distribution are computed as functions of photoelectron energy, for the electron in both S-like and P-like bound states. Secondary maxima and minima in the cross section appear at higher energy values, somewhat analogous to the scattering of radiation from a conducting sphere. 0009-26 14/92/S 05.00 0