Toledo, IA – The Iowa American Dairy Association Midwest has provided a $10,000 donation to help replace the iconic cow calf sculpture created by Iowa legend, Norma Duffy Lyon. The late Norma “Duffy” Lyon began sculpting butter cows for the Iowa State Fair in 1960 and continued this annually for almost 46 years. Duffy’s work has been instrumental in the promotion of our states rich dairy farming roots.
Over 30 years ago, a community effort lead by the Arts Council of the Tama-Toledo area and several citizens, raised $20,000 to have a cow and calf sculpture made and placed at the intersection of Highways 63 and 30. Norma Duffy Lyon created this sculpture using fiberglass and bronze sculpture.