Travis Simpkins: March 2017

Friday, March 31, 2017

R.W. Thomas A. Rorrie, Senior Grand Warden. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Thomas Rorrie. Senior Grand Warden. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Thomas A. Rorrie

Senior Grand Warden

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Freemasonry

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Master Harvey Waugh and Senior Grand Warden Thomas Rorrie. Massachusetts

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

R.W. Thomas Rorrie. by Travis Simpkins. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Isabella Stewart Gardner. Fenway Court. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Isabella Stewart Gardner. 1840-1924. Fenway Court. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Isabella Stewart Gardner

( 1840 - 1924 )

Philanthropist and Collector

Patron of the Arts

Fenway Court

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Boston, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - Boston, MA

For more info, please visit:

gardnermuseum.org

Isabella Stewart Gardner. by Travis Simpkins. Fenway Court. Boston, MA

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

John Hays Hammond, Jr. Hammond Castle Museum. Gloucester, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

John Hays Hammond, Jr. (1888-1965). Hammond Castle. Gloucester, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John Hays Hammond, Jr.

( 1888 - 1965 )

American Inventor

"The Father of Radio Control"

Collector of

Roman, Medieval and Renaissance Art

Owner of

Hammond Castle

Gloucester, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Hammond Castle Museum - Gloucester, MA

For more info, please visit:

hammondcastle.org

John Hays Hammond, Jr. by Travis Simpkins. Hammond Castle Museum. Gloucester, MA

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

"Head of Christ"

Wearing the Crown of Thorns

1867

French, Bronze Bust

Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Clesinger (1814-1883)

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

From Jesus to Christ: Documentary

For more info, please visit:

mfa.org

Jesus Christ. Bronze Bust. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Monday, March 27, 2017

The Egyptian Museum, Berlin: Ancient Bust of Queen Nefertiti. by Travis Simpkins

Bust of Queen Nefertiti. Ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of the

Ancient Egyptian

Bust of Queen Nefertiti

Created by the court sculptor Thutmose

Amarna Period. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18

1340 B.C.

Collection of

The Egyptian Museum, Berlin, Germany

by Travis Simpkins

Uncovering Queen Nefertiti's Lost Tomb

For more info, please visit:

egyptian-museum-berlin.com

Bust of Queen Nefertiti. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, March 26, 2017

William Randolph Hearst. Hearst Castle. San Simeon, California. by Travis Simpkins

William Randolph Hearst. 1863-1951. Hearst Castle. San Simeon, California. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

William Randolph Hearst

( 1863 - 1951 )

American Newspaper Publisher

Member of the

United States House of Representatives

Owner of

Hearst Castle

San Simeon, California

by Travis Simpkins

Hearst Castle - San Simeon, California

For more info, please visit:

hearstcastle.org

William Randolph Hearst. by Travis Simpkins. Hearst Castle. San Simeon, CA

Citizen Kane (1941): Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst

Co-written, produced, directed by and starring Orson Welles, Citizen Kane (1941) ranks at #1 on the AFI's List of the Greatest American Films, and is widely considered to be the best and most influential film ever made. The acclaim and achievement of Citizen Kane is all the more impressive considering the fact that Orson Welles was only 24 at the time of it's production. The story focuses on a wealthy newspaper publisher and the meaning of his dying word, "Rosebud". The plot was obviously based on real-life tycoon, William Randolph Hearst, and Hearst wasted no effort in trying to stop and bury the film. The struggle between Welles and Hearst was dramatized in the 1999 film, RKO 281: The Battle Over Citizen Kane. Still, over 70 years later, Citizen Kane still resounds with style, sureness and bitter truth. The cinematography and effects are astounding and the film is full of classic moments. The performances are great all-around, including the famed Mercury Players Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloan.