katharine augusta carl (1865 - 1938)

Katharine Augusta Carl (1865-1938) was an American portrait painter renowned for her groundbreaking 1903 portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi. Explore her unique intercultural work, Parisian training & legacy in American art history.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (Washington, D.C., United States of America)

Explore millennia of Asian art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art! Discover Chinese porcelain, Japanese screens & Islamic treasures across two unique galleries—Freer & Sackler—with free admission in Washington, D.C.