Yahoo

I can't believe it's butter! Butter cows through the years at the Ohio State Fair

The butter cow and calf sculptures have been presented annually at the Ohio State Fair since 1903 when the very first likenesses were part of a butter sculpting contest. They delighted crowds and ...
Yahoo

Butter Cow sculptures at Ohio State Fair will honor nation’s top athletes

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A tradition that has been part of the Ohio State Fair is back with a special theme that goes with the ...
AOL

Illinois State Fair shockingly reveals butter cow wasn’t made of butter

Butter sculptures have become a major attraction at some state fairs across the midwestern United States, but many fans were disappointed to learn that one famed butter sculpture - in the shape of the ...
KCCI Des Moines

Iowa State Fair butter cow sculptor teaches the craft at Des Moines Central Library

EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. THE IOWA STATE FAIR BEGINS ONE WEEK FROM TOMORROW, AND ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR THINGS TO SEE IS THE BUTTER COW. THE SCULPTOR SARAH PRATT STOPPED BY DES MOINES CENTRAL ...
Smithsonian Magazine

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 The Iowa State Fair butter cow ...
The New York Times

What’s Inside a Butter Cow? It’s Not Just Butter.

The butter cow is a state fair institution. But the sculptors say there’s more than dairy to these pale yellow works of art. By Amanda Holpuch The oily visage of a butter cow is an alluring sight at ...
WVEC

‘Toy Story’ characters to join Iowa State Fair butter cow for 30th anniversary tribute

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa State Fair begins Thursday and with it comes the return of the popular butter sculptures. This year, the iconic Iowa State Fair butter cow will share the spotlight with ...

What are the Iowa State Fair butter sculptures? Hint: No one is cheating on the butter cow

The Iowa State Fair butter sculptures were set months ago. Here's who you will see posing with the butter cow.
Post-Bulletin

For Pratt, Butter Cow celebration will be in memory of Lyon

DES MOINES - The celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the Iowa State Fair Butter Cow is bittersweet for Sarah Pratt. This is Pratt's sixth year sculpting the butter cow, and she had hoped to ...
clickondetroit.com

Stolen Butter Cow mascot for Michigan State Fair returned to family on Detroit’s west side

DETROIT – The Butter Cow mascot for the Michigan State Fair, stolen from a family’s front yard by two men on Detroit’s west side, has been returned. Officials ...
NBC4 Columbus

Butter Cow sculptures at Ohio State Fair will honor nation’s top athletes

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A tradition that has been part of the Ohio State Fair is back with a special theme that goes with the upcoming Olympics. The American Dairy Association Mideast revealed the ...