The Quirky Aluminum-Wrapped Enigma of Washington D.C.'s Art Garden

Take a leisurely amble through Washington D.C.'s National Gallery's Art Sculpture Garden, and you might catch a scent vaguely reminiscent of a copper mine. That's because you've just bumped into Untitled - an oddball bronze abstract sculpture donning an aluminum bronze coat and packed with enough copper to make you wonder if there's a hidden zinc mine burrowed deep beneath the city streets.

Untitled, a downright peculiar piece nestled within the art garden of our nation's capital, sure ain't your regular run-of-the-mill bronze sculpt. This riveting sculpture doesn't boast the common copper-tin mix. Not by a long shot! This here work of art is a one-of-a-kind copper-zinc blend, leaving you grinning ear to ear at the thought of a clandestine underground zinc mine sneakily snuggled beneath D.C.'s streets. Rest your feet next to Untitled, and you're hit by a whiff almost identical to a copper mine – pakoose, that's a dead giveaway of that aluminum bronze veneer.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata

Written by Friendly Jane

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