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Butter cow sculptor to unveil Iowa State Fair piece at Smithsonian
Iowa State Fair butter cow artist Sarah Pratt of Cumming will create a cow for a Renwick Gallery exhibit in Washington DC from Aug 2025 to Aug 2026. Pratt, the fair’s lead sculptor since 2006, will lead a yearlong display tied to the fairs origins and regional craft. Her family will assist, with Pratt planning a crossovers between Iowa and DC as her twins and husband support July 2025 sculpting work.
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Iowa
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C
Sarah Pratt
Cumming
United States
Smithsonian
Renwick
Arts and Crafts Museum
Iowa State Fair
Jeremy Parsons
Iowa State Fair Board
Parsons
Pratt
West Des Moines
Grace
Hannah
Renwick Gallery
White House
D.C
J.K. Daniels
J.E. Wallace
Florida
Earl Frank Dutt
Illinois
Norma “Duffy” Lyon
Toledo
Des Moines
Gazette
Iowa State Fairgrounds