Butter Sculptures and the Art of Refrigeration Lecture

Sculpture made from butter
Sculpture made from butter
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Emily Godbey, Associate Professor of Art History at Iowa State University will be giving a lecture over Zoom on Thursday, October 14 at 5:30 p.m. CT.

This lecture by Dr. Godbey (open to all) covers the history of sculptures made of butter at Midwestern agricultural fairs, a popular spectacle made possible with new refrigeration technology.

Join Dr. Godbey's Zoom lecture here: https://unl.zoom.us/j/5403469997