John Singer Sargent was somewhat of a rarity, having achieved recognition and success as an artist during his lifetime. He was controversial as an artist- known for realism in a period when experimental forms like impressionism and cubism were in vogue. He was an intriguing person, intensely private, and almost a man without country. But his prodigious body of work is, above all, a stunning record of the time in which he lived.
A Brief History of Sugar.While sugar is everywhere now, in fact almost impossible to avoid, that has not always been the case. Humans and sugar have had a long history, and it has driven human civilization in significant ways.