Among many fond memories of attending the Illinois State Fair thru the years, one of my fondest is viewing each year's Butter Cow.
(2009, with Abe Lincoln)
(1964, under construction)
(2011, under construction)
(1989)
The State Journal Register recently featured a collection of these cows.
Here's a sample:
The rest:
And in other Butter Cow news --
the sculptor of the 2015 bovine is finally gonna get paid:
and the 2016 artist has been named:
Out for now........
Matt