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The state of Illinois just debuted an 800-pound “Butter Cow” sculpture that will be on display during the Illinois State Fair, from Aug. 10 to 20. It was unveiled on Aug. 9 by Gov. J.B ...
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 ...
The Illinois State Fair’s butter cow is back in all its creamy glory. Sculptor Sarah Pratt spent 90 hours over five days crafting the cow. The unsalted spectacle, first whipped up in 1922, has ...
New cow and calf sculptures are created each year, reflecting positive ideals and cultural trends in Ohio, and have become a Fair tradition. 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]
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 ...
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.
English: A watercolour drawing of an adult Malayan tapir or Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus, known in Malay as the cipan, badak murai or tenuk). The drawing is one of 477 natural history drawings of plants and animals of Malacca and Singapore commissioned by William Farquhar.
More: Illinois State Fair Butter Cow unveiled with special guest. First Aid. Volunteers from SIU Medicine operate a First Aid Station in the Emmerson Building Annex, across from the Dairy Building ...