THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR IS UNVEILING THIS YEAR’S BUTTER COW…CREATED BY A NEW TEAM OF ARTISTS.
THE BUTTER COW EXHIBIT WAS SCULPTED BY SARAH AND ANDY PRATT OF WEST DES MOINES IOWA. IT’S THEIR FIRST YEAR AT THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR…AND THE 2017 VERSION FEATURES A MOMMA AND HER CALF, STICKING THEIR TONGUES OUT AT EACH OTHER SAYS MIDWEST DAIRY ASSOCIATION’S MARLA BEHRENDS.
SCULPTOR SARAH HID NINE HEARTS WITHIN THE SCULPTURE, REPRESENTING THE NINE ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS FOUND IN MILK. THE BUTTER COW DISPLAY TOOK 90 HOURS TO CREATE.
THE BUTTER COW IS LOCATED IN THE DAIRY BUILDING ON THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS, WHERE YOU’LL ALSO FIND GAMES FOR KIDS, WINNING PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY AND ICE CREAM TREATS.
