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The New York State Fair, also known as the Great New York State Fair, is a 13-day showcase of agriculture, entertainment, education, and technology.With midway rides, concessionaires, exhibits, and concerts, it has become New York's largest annual event and an end-of-summer tradition for hundreds of thousands of families from all corners of the state.
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The butter cow was joined by an ode to the Iowa State Fair's Sky Glider and late-night comedians at the Ag Building at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 9, 2024.
Starting between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Christensen spends most of her day at the State Fair with the dairy royalty in the 40-degree "butter booth," a rotating walk-in, glass-walled refrigerator. Depending on the princesses' hair, the carving of the butter sculpture takes six to eight hours per finalist. [5]
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 the area, was a big hit with fairgoers. Because of its success, the butter sculpture was continued ...
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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.
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]