Cecil B. DeMille. Film Director and Producer. Hollywood. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Cecil B. DeMille. Film Director and Producer. Hollywood. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Cecil Blount DeMille

(1881 - 1959)

Film Director, Producer and Actor

A Founding Father of American Cinema

known for

The Ten Commandments (1923) and (1956)

Cleopatra (1934)

Samson and Delilah (1949)

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

Freemason

Member of 

Prince of Orange Lodge No. 16

Grand Lodge of New York

by Travis Simpkins

Cecil B. DeMille receives Academy Award

For more info, please visit:

cecilbdemille.com

Cecil B. DeMille. Film Director and Producer. Cleopatra. Hollywood. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Mohamad Yatim. Past Grand Historian. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

Mohamad Yatim. Past Grand Historian. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Mohamad Yatim, 32°, MSA

Valley of Northern New Jersey

Administrator for the

Hauts Grades Academy

Scottish Rite, NMJ

Past Grand Historian

Grand Lodge of New Jersey

Past Master of

Atlas Pythagoras Lodge No. 10

Westfield, New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

Scottish Rite, NMJ - Seeking Further Light

For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Mohamad Yatim. Past Grand Historian. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

Douglas Fairbanks. Silent Film Actor. United Artists. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Douglas Fairbanks. Silent Film Actor. United Artists. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Douglas Fairbanks

(1883 - 1939)

Actor, Director and Producer

One of the biggest Stars of the Silent Film Era

Co-founder of United Artists

ex-husband of Mary Pickford

Freemason

Member of Beverly Hills Lodge No. 528

Grand Lodge of California

by Travis Simpkins

Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford

For more info, please visit:

pbs.org/americanexperience/douglas-fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks. Silent Film Actor. The Mark of Zorro. United Artists. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. The Gnostic Gospels. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Elaine Pagels, Ph.D.

Author of "The Gnostic Gospels"

Harrington Spear Paine Foundation

Professor of Religion

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

Elaine Pagels - Price Lecture. Trinity Church, Boston

For more info, please visit:

religion.princeton.edu/elaine-pagels

Elaine Pagels. Professor of Religion. Princeton University. Revelations. by Travis Simpkins

Po'okela K.L.M.K. Bates-Taylor. Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Po'okela K.L.M.K. Bates-Taylor. Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Po'okela K.L.M.K. Bates-Taylor

Pillars of Charity Gallery

House of the Temple

Washington, D.C.

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, USA

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

House of the Temple - Washington, D.C.

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

Po'okela K.L.M.K. Bates-Taylor. Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

 

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea

Greek or Roman, Eastern Mediterranean

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

100 B.C. - 70 A.D.

Collection of the 

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. German Poet, Playwright and Scientist. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Skating. German Poet, Playwright and Scientist. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

(1749 - 1832)

German Poet, Playwright

Scientist and Statesman

Freemason

The Greatest and Most Influential Writer

in the German Language

Author of "Faust" 

by Travis Simpkins

Goethe, the Freemason

For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. German Poet, Playwright and Scientist. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 

Bettany Hughes, Historian & Broadcaster. by Travis Simpkins

Bettany Hughes. Historian. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Bettany Hughes

Historian, Author & Broadcaster

by Travis Simpkins

Bettany Hughes: The Ancient Worlds - Helen of Troy

For more info, please visit:

bettanyhughes.co.uk

Bettany Hughes. by Travis Simpkins. Historian & Broadcaster

M.W. Richard C. Beck. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Alabama. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Richard C. Beck. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Alabama. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Richard C. Beck

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Alabama

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

glofal.com

M.W. Richard C. Beck. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Alabama. by Travis Simpkins

 

M.W. Richard J. Stewart. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Richard J. Stewart. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Richard J. Stewart

Grand Master

2011 - 2013

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

33rd Degree Freemason

Scottish Rite Valley of Worcester, MA

by Travis Simpkins

(official photo and background photo below by Philip A. Nowlan)

M.W. Richard J. Stewart and Travis Simpkins. Masonic Temple. Worcester, Massachusetts

Richard J. Stewart. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

Richard J. Stewart, 33°. by Travis Simpkins. Scottish Rite Valley of Worcester, MA

John Joseph Merlin. Belgian Inventor and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

John Joseph Merlin. Belgian Inventor and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John Joseph Merlin

(1735 - 1803)

Belgian Inventor

Clockmaker and Musical Instrument Maker

Freemason

by Travis Simpkins

John Joseph Merlin

For more info, please Visit:

engines.egr.uh.edu/episode/630

John Joseph Merlin. Belgian Inventor and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 

Roger Salloom. Singer Songwriter. Northampton, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Roger Salloom. Singer Songwriter. Northampton, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Roger Salloom

Singer/Composer

Subject of the Documentary:

So Glad I Made It: The Saga of Roger Salloom

America's Best Unknown Songwriter

From Worcester, Massachusetts

Resides in Northampton, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Roger Salloom - In the Snow

For more info, please visit:

rogersalloom.com

Roger Salloom. Singer Songwriter. So Glad I Made It. Documentary. by Travis Simpkins

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

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

Booker T. Washington. Educator and Author. Prince Hall Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Booker T. Washington. Author and Educator. Prince Hall Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Booker T. Washington

( 1856 - 1915 )

Educator, Author, Orator

Advisor to Presidents of the United States

Leader in the African American community

Founder of the

Tuskegee Institute

and the

National Negro Business League

Prince Hall Freemason

Made a "Mason at Sight" by the

Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

 Booker T. Washington - Biography

 For more info, please visit:

tuskegee.edu/booker-t-washington

 and

princehall.org 

Booker T. Washington. Author and Educator. Prince Hall Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Clay. American Statesman. Lexington Lodge No. 1. Grand Lodge of Kentucky. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Clay. American Statesman. Lexington Lodge No. 1. Grand Lodge of Kentucky. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Henry Clay

( 1777 - 1852 )

American Statesman

9th U.S. Secretary of State

7th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

United States Senator and Congressman

for the state of Kentucky

Freemason

Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Kentucky

(1820 - 1821)

Member of

Lexington Lodge No. 1

Lexington, Kentucky

by Travis Simpkins

 Henry Clay - American Statesman

Lexington Lodge No. 1

 For more info, please visit:

 lexingtonlodge1.org

Henry Clay. American Statesman. Lexington Lodge No. 1. Grand Lodge of Kentucky. by Travis Simpkins

Frank S. "Dad" Land, 33°, GC. Founder of the Order of DeMolay. by Travis Simpkins

Frank S. "Dad" Land, 33°, GC. Founder of the Order of DeMolay. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Frank S. Land

known as

"Dad" Land

( 1890 - 1959 )

33rd Degree, Grand Cross

Valley of Kansas City

Orient of Missouri

Founder of the

Order of DeMolay

( DeMolay International )

by Travis Simpkins

"Dad" Land Memorial

For more info, please visit:

demolay.org

Frank S. "Dad" Land, 33°, GC. Founder of the Order of DeMolay. by Travis Simpkins

William Clark. Explorer and Freemason. Lewis and Clark Expedition. by Travis Simpkins

William Clark. Explorer and Freemason. Lewis and Clark Expedition. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

William Clark

( 1770 - 1838 )

Explorer, Soldier and Indian Agent
Governor of the Missouri Territory

Co-Leader of the

Corps of Discovery Expedition

( Lewis and Clark Expedition )

1804 - 1806

Freemason

Member of

St. Louis Lodge No. 111

by Travis Simpkins

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

William Clark. Explorer and Freemason. Lewis and Clark Expedition. by Travis Simpkins

 For more info, please visit:

stlmasons.org/history

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Explorers and Freemasons. Lewis and Clark Expedition. by Travis Simpkins

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier

Marquis de Lafayette

( 1757 - 1834 )

"The Hero of the Two Worlds"

French Aristocrat, Politician and Military Officer

American Revolutionary War

French Revolution of 1789

July Revolution of 1830

Freemason

Likely Initiated into a Military Lodge

at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778

by Travis Simpkins

 Marquis de Lafayette

For more info, please visit:

midnightfreemasons.org/marquis-de-lafayette 

Marquis de Lafayette. French Aristocrat, Military Officer and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Tenzin Gyatso. Tibetan Buddhism. by Travis Simpkins

His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Tenzin Gyatso. Tibetan Buddhism. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

His Holiness

The 14th Dalai Lama

Tenzin Gyatso

Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso

(born Lhamo Dhondup)

Reincarnation of 

Avalokitesvara, Boddhisattva of Compassion

Spiritual Leader of the

Gelug or "Yellow Hat" School

of Tibetan Buddhism

Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1989)

by Travis Simpkins

The Dalai Lama - Biography

The Dalai Lama - Overcoming Anger and Anxiety

The Dalai Lama - Vision of a Compassionate and Peaceful World

For more info, please visit:

dalailama.com

His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Tenzin Gyatso. Tibetan Buddhism. Enthronement Ceremony. by Travis Simpkins

Baron James Mayer de Rothschild. Financier and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Baron James Mayer de Rothschild. Financier and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

 Baron James Mayer de Rothschild

( 1792 - 1868 )

Banker / Financier

Founder of the French branch

of the Rothschild family

Advisor to two Kings of France

Consul-General of the Austrian Empire

Awarded the French Legion of Honor

Freemason

Initiated in 1802, Member of

Emulation Lodge No. 12 in London, England

33rd Degree, French Supreme Council

by Travis Simpkins

The Rothschild Family

For more info, please visit:

rothschildarchive.org/freemasonry 

Baron James Mayer de Rothschild. Banker and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Davy Crockett. American Frontiersman and Freemason. The Alamo. Texas. by Travis Simpkins

Davy Crockett. American Frontiersman and Freemason. The Alamo. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

David "Davy" Crockett

( 1786 - 1836 )

"King of the Wild Frontier"

American Folk Hero and Frontiersman

Soldier and Politician

Freemason

Represented Tennessee in the

Unites States House of Representatives

Martyred at The Alamo

San Antonio, Texas

March 6, 1836

by Travis Simpkins

 Davy Crockett - Biography

 For more info, please visit:

thealamo.org

Davy Crockett. American Frontiersman and Freemason. The Alamo. by Travis Simpkins

The Alamo. Texas. James Bowie, William B. Travis and Davy Crockett. by Travis Simpkins