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People are stunned to learn Illinois State Fair butter cow sculpture isn’t entirely made of butter
The iconic butter cow has been a staple at the Illinois County Fair since 1922, but many social media users just learned of a secret it’s been hiding.
The Illinois State Fair kicks off in Springfield on Thursday showcasing carnival rides, horse races, livestock shows, live music and a perennial favorite, the “Butter Cow.” Gov. J.B. Pritzker ...
Postcard of John K. Daniels’s butter sculpture of a boy, cow, and calf. Iowa State Fair, 1911. [1] The first butter cow in Iowa was made by sculptor John K. Daniels at the 1911 Iowa State Fair. [1] The sculpture was sponsored by the Beatrice Creamery Co., now part of Con-Agra Foods. The exhibit, designed as a way to promote dairy products in ...
Among the butter cow's more ironic admirers was author David Foster Wallace, who covered the 1993 Illinois State Fair for Harper's; his report on the yellow bovine, and other Fair sights, is reprinted in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (1997). The Illinois State Fair was featured on the NBC-TV show The Great American Road Trip in ...
Norma Duffield Stong "Duffy" Lyon (July 29, 1929 – June 26, 2011) was an American farmer and artist nicknamed The Butter Cow Lady. She was known for creating elaborate butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair from 1960 until 2006, when she retired. [ 1 ]
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II unveiled an 800-pound Butter Cow sculpture to be on display at the Illinois State Fair.
Daniels was succeeded by J.E. Wallace, a sculptor and taxidermist, who also created butter sculptures for state fairs nationwide, including Florida, New York, and Texas. [2] Wallace sculpted the State Fair's butter cows for 36 years until his death in 1956. [3] Earl Frank Dutt was the butter cow's official sculptor from 1957–1959 [1]