Sweet Auburn Magazine 2022 Vol. 1 | Page 2

sweet auburn

sweet auburn

A publication of Mount Auburn Cemetery
editorial committee
Jennifer J . Johnston , Editor Media & Communications Director
Bree D . Harvey , Contributing Editor Vice President of Cemetery & Visitor Services
Dennis Collins Horticultural Curator
Gus Fraser Vice President of Preservation & Facilities
Jenny Gilbert Interim Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Regina Harrison Sales Manager
James Holman Director of Cemetery Development
Anna Moir Grants & Communications Manager
Meg L . Winslow Curator of Historical Collections & Archives
consultant Robin Hazard Ray printer P + R Publications
trustees of mount auburn Robert Airasian
Eliza S . Anderson Chair-elect , Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
Todd Basnight Lindsay Leard Coolidge , Ph . D . Thomas C . Cooper
Dean T . Hara Chair , Board of Trustees ,
James F . Hunnewell , Jr . Patricia B . Jacoby Paul Kuenstner
Philip L . Laird , FAIA Secretary designer Elizabeth Bonadies photographer Jennifer Johnston
James ( Jim ) L . Levitt Christina C . Mann
Sean McDonnell Treasurer
Susan Eldredge Mead Anthony P . Morris
Caroline V . Mortimer Chair , Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
Laura L . Nash , Ph . D . Niels Peetz-Larsen Richard B . Peiser , Ph . D . Franklin A . Reece

In this issue

1 President ’ s Corner
2 Dear Charles Sumner : Messages to ( and from ) the Departed
10 Paintings by Zhonghe ( Elena ) Li
12 A Year of Inspiration – Celebrating our 2021 Artists-in-Residence
13 Welcoming our 2022 Artists-in-Residence 14 News from Former Artists-in-Residence
15 News 16 A Commitment to Visitors and Habitat 17 Grants Update 18 Trustees Update 20 Commemorating Simon Antranighian 21 Curator ’ s Corner
Walking Tour
580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge , MA 02138 617-547-7105 www . mountauburn . org
OUR MISSION Mount Auburn Cemetery inspires all who visit , comforts the bereaved , and commemorates the dead in a landscape of exceptional beauty .
OUR VISION We envision a world that celebrates life ’ s seasons , preserves natural beauty , and remembers human stories .
See more online at www . mountauburn . org