art in all its forms

art in all its forms

7/13/10

The Hoover Dam as functional art

Hoover Dam, which I visited on a recent US tour, was constructed between 1931 and 1936, and was dedicated on September 30, 1935 by President Franklin Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over a hundred lives. But today it is arguably striking example of function, meets art, meets politics.






READ more about the Hoover Dam here. FIND more posts about a recent US trip here.

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