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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Fairgoers pass by the butter cow at the Iowa State Fair at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on Aug. 13. The butter cow is set to be displayed at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in August of 2025.

You butter believe it: Iowa State Fair to be featured in the Smithsonian Museum

Grace Olson, News Editor • October 22, 2024

When representatives from the Smithsonian of American Art visited the Iowa State Fair butter cow artist Sarah Pratt, she was overjoyed to just show them a few of her sculpting tools. When she realized...