Hoover Dam in popular culture

Hoover Dam has made frequent appearances in various forms of media on account of its size and national prominence within the United States.

Starting in the 1920s, politicians and newspapers in the Southwest called for the construction of a dam on the Colorado river.

[2] Influential artists such as modernist Charles Sheeler, muralist William Gropper, illustrator Hugh Ferriss, and photographer Ansel Adams all produced works depicting the dam.

[2] Capitalizing on the dam's popularity, private businesses began to use images of the dam to advertise products, while the National Park Service hoped to use the newly formed Lake Mead to promote tourism in the area.

Even prior to the dam's completion, the massive size of the construction project – coupled with its symbolic value – drew the attention of the American film industry, with several films featuring the Boulder dam project.