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The Iowa State Fair butter cow has had just five sculptors in its more-than 110-year history. 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 ...
The butter cow is five-and-a-half feet high and eight feet long. The butter sculpture of Jimmy Fallon includes a corn dog, a nod to the 75th anniversary of deep-fried dish on a stick. It takes ...
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 ...
Norma Lyon. 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] She also produced sculptures on commission for politicians and celebrities, as ...
Fairgoers stop to view the butter sculptures, the cow, Caitlin Clark, Kurt Warner and Jack Trice, on the first day of the Iowa State Fair, on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Des Moines.
The Butter Cow is a staple to the Iowa State Fair and a lot of work goes into the sculpture.
The Iowa State Fair is an annual state fair held in Des Moines, Iowa in August. It began in 1854 and has been held on the Iowa State Fairgrounds since 1886. It is based in the state capital Des Moines, Iowa over an 11 day period in August. With over a million visitors, it is one of the largest and best known state fairs in the United States.
Steve Higgins, a Des Moines native and announcer on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," chats with Hannah, Sarah, and Grace Pratt, who sculpted his likeness in butter at the Iowa State Fair.