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I Corn Palaces and Butter Queens [3.89.56.228] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 19:17 GMT) This page intentionally left blank Corn Palaces and Butter Queens A History of Crop Art and Dairy Sculpture Pamela H. Simpson University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London [3.89.56.228] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 19:17 GMT) IV The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledges financial assistance provided for the publication of this book from Washington and Lee University. The University of Minnesota Press is grateful for the assistance of Henry Simpson, Delos D. Hughes, George Bent, and Tammy Zambo in preparation of this book after the untimely death of Pamela H. Simpson in October 2011. For more information about previously published material in this book, see page 229. Copyright 2012 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted , in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical , photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946–2011. Corn palaces and butter queens : a history of crop art and dairy sculpture / Pamela H. Simpson. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8166-7619-4 (hardback) isbn 978-0-8166-7620-0 (pb) 1. Corn palaces—Middle West. 2. Butter sculpture— Middle West. 3. Plants as art material—Middle West. 4. Art and society—Middle West. 5. Middle West—Social life and customs. I. Title. na6750.a2u6 2012 725'.910973—dc23 2011050384 Design and production by Mighty Media, Inc. Text design by Chris Long Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 V For Henry, Peter, Laura, Henry A., and Helen A. [3.89.56.228] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 19:17 GMT) This page intentionally left blank ...