Corn palaces and butter queens : a history of crop art and dairy sculpture / Pamela H. Simpson.
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Corn palaces and butter queens : a history of crop art and dairy sculpture / Pamela H. Simpson.
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
©2012
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xx, 248 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Corn palaces, crop art, and butter sculpture -- Banquet tables to trophy displays -- Cereal architecture -- Butter cows and butter ladies -- America's World's Fairs, 1893-1915 -- Boosters, Saracens, and Indians -- Mrs. Brooks and President Roosevelt -- An ongoing tradition -- Icons of abundance.
Summary:
Highlights the tradition of agricultural art displayed at county fairs and exhibitions. From the Sioux City Corn Palace of the late eighteen hundreds to intricate butter sculptures, analyzes the significance of these agricultural displays through informational text and photographs.
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