Katharine Augusta Carl (1865 – 1938): A Pioneer of Cross-Cultural Portraiture Katharine Augusta Carl (February 12, 1865 – December 7, 1938) (sometimes spelled Katherine Carl) was an American portrait painter and author. She made paintings of notable and royal people in the United States, Europe and Asia. She spent nine months in China in 1903 painting a portrait of the Empress Dowager Cixi for the St. Louis Exposition. On her return to America, she published a book about her experience, titled *With the Empress Dowager of China*. ### Early Life and Education Katharine Augusta Carl was born…