HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania artist used 800 pounds of donated Land O'Lakes butter to sculpt a tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The creamy sculpture, on display at the 86th annual Pennsylvania State Farm Show, depicts a firefighter, a police officer and a soldier holding flags.
Sculptor Edward Shank said the sculpture took 50 hours to create, and involved molding butter over chicken wire. Much of his work was performed inside a refrigerated case to keep the butter from melting.
"It's significant to me because I know each of the models that I used for the sculpture. My brother is the firefighter. My friend Todd is a Harrisburg city cop. He's the policeman and Troy Gutshall is a master sergeant in my guard unit and is the soldier who is actually an Air Force sergeant," Shank said.
Shank is a noncommissioned public relations officer in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193rd Special Operations Wing in Middletown. He has been sculpting with butter at the Farm Show since 1996.
Judging for the Farm Show is already under way. It opens to the public Saturday and runs through Jan. 10. Admission is free, but there is a $5 per car parking fee.
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