Image of Susan B. Anthony, at age 6,
revealed
Susan B. Anthony Childhood Image Production Description
Diana Walczak, with the help of her team at Synthespian Studios, Inc. of Williamstown, MA created the high-quality digitally-produced illustration of Susan B. Anthony as she may have looked as a six-year-old Quaker child in 1826.
 The project started with a historical search for reference photos of Susan B. Anthony, Quaker clothing and styling, as well as taking photographs of the hearth at the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum. Diana did research on Susan B. Anthony’s life as a child to get a feel for the subject. After planning a composition of the six-year-old standing in front of the hearth, Diana worked with 3D digital artist, Travis Pinnsonault, who built a 3D digital database of the little girl based on Walczak’s sketches. Because there are no existing images of Susan B. Anthony as a child, the team had to work with adult photos. “We were fortunate to find 2 frontal images of Susan’s face, one at age 28 and one at age 32. Both images show that her eye and eyebrow were higher on her right side than on her left and that her right mouth corner was higher than her left as well. We incorporated these features into our interpretation of a younger version of Susan B. Anthony’s facial structure,” explains Diana.
 Travis went on to texture and light the entire scene and render the one image using the same computer graphics processes Synthespian Studios uses in film and TV production. He then passed on the image with separate layers for Diana to complete in Photoshop. Diana balanced the layers, and painted new elements, such as hair, facial details, and a cozy fire which casts a warm glow on the little girl. “I tried to give the young Susan B. Anthony an innocent, yet curious and determined look,” Diana says, “I felt highly responsible to be as accurate as possible, deeply moved as our image gradually came to life, and truly honored to have had the opportunity to create a visualization of one of the world’s most important historical figures.”
Art contest
The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum is pleased to announce the winners of its artistic challenge to depict Susan B. Anthony as a child of six years old, the age at which she, with her family, moved from their Adams home. For the grade 9-12 category the first place winner is Veronica Sniezek, 11th grade, of Hoosac Valley High School, with her work, “Susan B. Anthony at a Young Age”. The second place award goes to Katherine E. Butler, 12th grade, also of Hoosac Valley High School for her, “Susan B. Anthony”. In the grade 4-8 category, first prize is awarded to Zoe Loughman, 8th grade, of St. Stanislaus Kostka School, for her work, “Susan as a Young Girl”. The second place winner is Martin Loughman, 7th grade, of St. Stanislaus Kostka School, for his, “Susan B. Anthony Picking Apples”.
In the K-3 group, the first place winner is Emily Godfrey, 2nd grade, of C.T. Plunkett Elementary School, for her, “Susan B. Anthony Picking Apples”. The second place winner is Aleah Tarjick, 1st grade, of Cheshire Elementary school, with an untitled work. In this final category, there are also three runners up: Malina Ziaja, 3rd grade, of C.T. Plunkett Elementary School, with “Susan in Summer”; Katie Scholz, Kindergarten, of C.T. Plunkett Elementary School, with “Susan B. Anthony Jumped Rope When She Was Little”; & Alicia Loughman, 3rd grade, St. Stanislaus Kostka School, with “Susan B. Anthony as a Little Girl”. The winners & runners up are invited to claim their prizes, and the public to view their work, at the Art on the Green event Saturday 24 July on the Adams Town Hall lawn, between 11 A.M & 3 P.M. Congratulations to all of our entries, for a job well done!
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Past Events
SBA Birthday Celebration
February 14, 2010- 2:00 PM
Memorial Hall
Adams Free Library
Adams, Massachusetts
SBABM Ribbon Cutting
February 14, 2010- 12:00 PM
67 East Road
Adams, Massachusetts
SBA Trial Reenactment
February 10, 2008- 3:00 PM
Adams, Massachusetts
Susan B. Anthony Days
July 30th - August 5, 2007
Adams, Massachusetts
Hi-Jinks Street Festival
July 30th, 6:00 PM
Rain Date, July 31st
Maple Street Cemetery Tour
Adams Historical Society
August 2nd, 7:00 PM
Adams, MA
Agricultural Fair
August 3-5th |
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