Butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair

[1] The popular exhibition, which consists of hundreds of pound of local butter applied to a wood and metal wireframe, is showcased in the coolers of the fairground's Agricultural Building.

The Iowa State Fair butter cow has had just five sculptors in its more-than 110-year history.

Wallace, a sculptor and taxidermist, who also created butter sculptures for state fairs nationwide, including Florida, New York, and Texas.

[1] In 1994, Lyon won the fair's approval to create her first butter sculpture of a living person, country music singer Garth Brooks.

[5] Subsequent companion butter sculptures paid tribute to famous people, as well as historical, cultural, and current events,[3] including entertainers Elvis Presley and John Wayne; athletes Tiger Woods and Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson; a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, for the manufacturer's 100th anniversary; Grant Wood's American Gothic and Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper; and the 50th anniversaries of Star Trek, Sesame Street, and the fair's Sky Glider ride.