This image,now viral and representing Wisconsin all over the world, was created by J J Sedelmaier - a UW grad, noted Animator, Illustrator, designer, author and film director/producer, known for co-creating the "Saturday TV Funhouse" segment—including The Ambiguously Gay Duo and The X-Presidents—on the TV series Saturday Night Live and over 500 other TV and advertising projects. On Wisconsin.

To be honest I haven't figured it out yet. Found this gem on Facebook but there's not much else. I Googled it and couldn't find the info either. Thinking of taking a drive to the Capitol to take a look lol