Joe Lyon
Object NamePortrait
Artist / Maker
Rose Frantzen
((American, b. 1965))
Date2016
MediumOil on board
Dimensions15 × 15 × 2 in. (38.1 × 38.1 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCommissioned by University Museums. Sponsored by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU2017.95
Status
On viewCultureAmerican
Label TextLyon (’51 dairy science) of Toledo, Iowa, is a state and national leader in the dairy industry, an internationally recognized dairy cattle judge and the husband of Norma “Duffy” Lyon, who sculpted the butter cow at the Iowa State Fair for nearly 50 years. Joe played a critical role in creation of several Iowa and Midwest dairy industry associations. He served as founding director of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and past president of the American Jersey Cattle Association and the National All-Jersey Association. He was a pioneer in implementing a system of payment for dairy farmers based on milk’s cheese yield.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Parks Library, 2nd Floor
