The fair seems like it was ages ago. Now that the weather is turning much colder, the summer sweltering heat doesn’t seem so bad. 😎 #buttercow

Butter cow and calf

Buttee sculpture of a guy

Butter cow, butter calf… Butter Blair? No idea who the guy is. #statefair #butter #buttercow

How Life-Size Cows Made of Butter Became an Iconic Symbol of the Midwest The Iowa State Fair has featured a bovine butter sculpture for more than 100 years. Now, the tradition is part of the new “State Fairs” exhibition at the Renwick Gallery

How Life-Size Cows Made of Butter Became an Iconic Symbol of the Midwest: The Iowa State Fair has featured a bovine butter sculpture for more than 100 years. Now, the tradition is part of the new “State Fairs”… @SmithsonianMag #IowaStateFair #ButterCow #MidwestCulture #StateFairs #IconicTraditions

The Iowa State Fair’s most iconic star? 🐄 A cow… made of butter! 🧈

She’s been the fair’s most photogenic celebrity for 100+ years. The Famous Butter Cow is the ultimate Iowa State Fair tradition — equal parts quirky and iconic.
#ButterCow #IowaStateFair #OnlyInIowa #FairTradition #ButterArt

The Iowa State Fair butter cow will be sculpted in the Smithsonian next year Butter artist Sarah Pratt will travel to Washington D.C. next summer to sculpt the cow as part of a year-long art exhibit celebrating state fairs around the country.

The Iowa State Fair butter cow will be sculpted in the Smithsonian next year www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
#Iowa #IowaLife #IowaNews #AroundIowa #IowaStateFair #Smithsonian #ButterCow #IowaButterCow #IPRnews

I'm reminded today of the 2007 #IowaStateFair when I got to meet @SenJohnMcCain, @GovRichardson, and the #buttercow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP6j9jSkS1w

@OHDairyFarmers #buttercow http://t.co/eC95qFnSXg