Edmonia Lewis and actress Charlotte Cushman . Her most notable works included Beatrice Cenci and Zenobia in Chains and are now in the collections of museums around the world including the MFA Boston and the Art Institute of Chicago ( as well as in the Watertown Public Library ). Harriet Hosmer is interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery on Hemlock Path .
Charlotte Cushman ( 1816-1876 ) was a leading American actress of the 19th century who was known for her dramatic roles , including Lady Macbeth . In 1845 , she became the second American actress to appear on the London Stage and in 1852 , joined the American expatriate community in Rome where she championed the works of African-American sculptor Edmonia Lewis . Cushman was also known for her tempestuous personal life , as she engaged in numerous affairs with female artists and actresses . Charlotte Cushman is interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery on Palm Avenue .
Thomas ( Tzolag ) Amirian ( 1910-1993 ) was an Armenian-born architectural engineer , co-founder of the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research ( NAASR ), and a prominent member of the Armenian American community . He was five years old in 1915 when his family fled to the Armenian city of Van , at the height of the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Turks . He and his family arrived in Boston in 1921 . Thomas ’ aunt Azniv ( Amirian ) Kaloosd is buried with her baby on Spelman Road ; the young mother died during childbirth in 1923 , shortly after arriving in America . Thomas Amirian and other members of his family are buried on Magnolia Avenue .