Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Robert W. Reinhardt III, 32°, HGA

House of the Temple Benefactor 

"Supreme Temple Architect"

Intendant of the Building Society

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

Commissioned for the Pillars of Charity Hall at the 

House of the Temple. Washington, DC

Collection of the Supreme Council, 33° 

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction 

House of the Temple - Washington, D.C.

Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org/giving/campaigns-programs/intendant/

Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

 

Jeffrey N. Nelson. M.E. Past Grand Master. Grand Encampment of Knights Templar. York Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Jeffrey N. Nelson. M.E. Past Grand Master. Grand Encampment of Knights Templar. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Sir Knight

Jeffrey N. Nelson

Most Eminent Past Grand Master

Grand Encampment of Knights Templar

U.S.A.

(2018 - 2021)

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, U.S.A.

For more info, please visit:

knightstemplar.org

Jeffrey N. Nelson. M.E. Past Grand Master. Grand Encampment of Knights Templar. by Travis Simpkins

Tom Mix. American Actor. Hollywood Western Silent Film Star. by Travis Simpkins

Tom Mix. American Actor. Hollywood Western Silent Film Star. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Tom Mix

(1880 - 1940)

American Actor

Hollywood’s First Western Star

Appeared in 291 films between 1909 and 1935

Freemason

Member of Utopia Lodge No. 537

Los Angeles, California

(Raised on February 21, 1925)

Member of the 233 Club

Grand Lodge of California

by Travis Simpkins

Tom Mix - Riders of the Purple Sage

Tom Mix - Hollywood Legend

For more info, please visit:

tommixmuseum.com

Tom Mix. American Actor. Hollywood Western Film Star. Freemason. The Texan. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. S. Eugene Herritt. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. S. Eugene Herritt. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

S. Eugene Herritt

Right Worshipful Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia

For more info, please visit:

pagrandlodge.org

R.W. S. Eugene Herritt. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Gerald Gardner. Witchcraft. Book of Shadows. Gardnerian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Gerald Gardner. Witchcraft. Book of Shadows. Gardnerian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Dr. Gerald Brosseau Gardner

(1884 - 1964)

Anthropologist and Archaeologist

“Father of Wicca”

Founder of Gardnerian Wicca

Author of the Gardnerian “Book of Shadows”

“The Meaning of Witchcraft”

and “Witchcraft Today”

Initiated in the New Forest coven

Founder of the Bricket Wood coven

Member of

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)

Member of the

Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship

Freemason, Member of

Sphinx Lodge No. 107, Irish Constitution

Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

by Travis Simpkins

Interview with Gerald Gardner

For more info, please visit:

british-wicca.com

Gerald Gardner. Witchcraft. Book of Shadows. Gardnerian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Donald Tapia, 33°. Former United States Ambassador to Jamaica. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Donald Tapia, 33°. Former United States Ambassador to Jamaica. Pillars of Charity. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Illustrious Brother

Donald Tapia

American Businessman

United States Ambassador to Jamaica

2019 - 2021

33rd Degree Freemason

Member of

Zion Lodge No. 1

Grand Lodge of Michigan

Havasu Lodge No. 64

Grand Lodge of Arizona

Orange County Valley of the Scottish Rite

Orient of California

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

Painted for the Pillars of Charity Portrait Gallery

House of the Temple - Washington, D.C.

Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite. Portraits by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

Donald Tapia, 33°. Former U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica. Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

 

William Preston. Masonic Educator and Ritualist. Illustrations of Masonry. by Travis Simpkins

William Preston. Masonic Educator and Ritualist. Illustrations of Masonry. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

William Preston

(1742 - 1818)

Masonic Educator and Ritualist

Author of

Illustrations of Masonry

He instituted a system of

Masonic instructional Lectures in the Degrees

Past Master of the Lodge of Antiquity

United Grand Lodge of England

Namesake of the Prestonian Lectures

of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076

by Travis Simpkins

William Preston and Thomas Smith Webb

For more info, please visit:

quatuorcoronati.com/prestonian-lecturers/

William Preston. Masonic Educator and Ritualist. Illustrations of Masonry. by Travis Simpkins

 

Anson Burlingame. United States Minister to China. Qing Empire. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Anson Burlingame. United States Minister to China. Qing Empire. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Anson Burlingame

(1820 - 1870)

Lawyer and Diplomat

United States Minister to China

China's Envoy to the United States

Qing Empire

Freemason

Member of 

Amicable Lodge

Cambridge, MA

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

The Story of Anson Burlingame

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

Anson Burlingame. United States Minister to China. Qing Empire. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 

Francis George Paul, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Francis George Paul, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Francis George Paul

( 1921 - 1996 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1985 - 1993 )

by Travis Simpkins

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Our Core Values

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Seeking Further Light

 

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Francis George Paul, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Harry S. Truman. Grand Master of Missouri. 33rd President of the United States. by Travis Simpkins

Harry S Truman. Grand Master of Missouri. 33rd President of the United States. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Harry S. Truman

( 1884 - 1972 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Missouri

33rd Degree Freemason

33rd President of the

United States of America

by Travis Simpkins

Collection of the Harry S. Truman 
Presidential Library & Museum

© Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

Harry S Truman - 33rd President of the United States

For more info, please visit:

whitehouse.gov/presidents/harrytruman

Harry S Truman. 33° Freemason. 33rd President of the United States. by Travis Simpkins

Samuel C. Williamson, 33°. Valley of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Samuel C. Williamson, 33°. Valley of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Samuel C. Williamson

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

(1981 - 1983)

Member of Valley Lodge No. 613

Raised in Tyrian Lodge No. 612 (Dec. 3, 1951)

Founder of the

Pennsylvania Masonic Youth Foundation

Recipient of the DeMolay Legion of Honor

33rd Degree Freemason

Valley of Pittsburgh - Scottish Rite, NMJ

Member of the Royal Order of Scotland

by Travis Simpkins

Sam Williamson

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

pagrandlodge.org

and

pmyf.org

and

scottishritenmj.org

Samuel C. Williamson, 33°. Valley of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Robert Kliaman. Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Robert Kliaman. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Robert Kliaman

Past Grand Senior Warden (Honorary)

Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

grandlodge.on.ca

R.W. Robert Kliaman. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario. by Travis Simpkins

 

Robert Jordan. Fantasy Author. The Wheel of Time. The Fires of Heaven. by Travis Simpkins

Robert Jordan. Fantasy Author. The Wheel of Time. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Robert Jordan

James Oliver Rigney, Jr.

(1948 - 2007)

Epic Fantasy Writer

Author of The Wheel of Time book series

3rd Generation Freemason

Member of Fidelity Lodge No. 304

Johns Island, South Carolina

by Travis Simpkins

Robert Jordan

For more info, please visit:

dragonmount.com

 

Robert Jordan. Fantasy Author. The Wheel of Time. The Fires of Heaven. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Jim V. Mendoza. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Washington. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Jim V. Mendoza. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Washington. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Jim V. Mendoza

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Washington

(2016 - 2017)

Past Master and Charter Initiate of 

Frank S Land Lodge No. 313

Member of the Valley of Tacoma

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Recipient of the DeMolay Legion of Honor

Order of DeMolay. DeMolay International

Senior DeMolay and Past Master Councilor

Des Moines Chapter (now Rainier Chapter)

by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Jim V. Mendoza. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Washington

M.W. Jim V. Mendoza. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Washington

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

freemason-wa.org

M.W. Jim V. Mendoza. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Washington. by Travis Simpkins

Captain Joel H. Prouty. Civil War Veteran. Freemason. Auburn, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Captain Joel H. Prouty. Civil War Veteran. Freemason. Auburn, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Captain

Joel H. Prouty

( 1837 - 1926 )

Civil War Veteran

Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Freemason

Member of 

Morning Star Lodge, A.F. & A.M.

Worcester, Massachusetts

Raised November 20, 1863

Recipient of the Henry Price Medal

namesake of 

Joel H. Prouty Lodge, A.F. & A.M.

Auburn, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Commissioned by Joel H. Prouty Lodge, A.F. & A.M.

Auburn, Massachusetts

Joel H. Prouty Lodge. Auburn, Massachusetts

Morning Star Lodge. Worcester, Massachusetts

 For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

Captain Joel H. Prouty. Civil War Veteran. Freemason. Worcester, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Stanley Fielding Maxwell, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Stanley Fielding Maxwell, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Stanley Fielding Maxwell

( 1910 - 1997 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

( 1975 - 1977 )

Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1975 - 1985 )

Past Commander in Chief

Massachusetts Consistory

Scottish Rite Valley of Boston

(1970 - 1973)

by Travis Simpkins

Scottish Rite, NMJ - Core Values

Stanley Fielding Maxwell. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

and

massfreemasonry.org

Stanley Fielding Maxwell, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

George Washington. General of the Continental Army. First United States President. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

George Washington. General of the Continental Army. First United States President. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

George Washington

(1732 - 1799)

General and Commander in Chief

Continental Army

First President of the

United States of America

(1789 - 1797)

Freemason

by Travis Simpkins

George Washington - Biography

For more info, please visit:

mountvernon.org

and

gwmemorial.org

George Washington. General of the Continental Army. First United States President. Masonic Memorial. by Travis Simpkins

Thomas Smith Webb. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Rhode Island. York Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Thomas Smith Webb. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Rhode Island. York Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Thomas Smith Webb

( 1771 - 1819 )

"Founding Father of the York Rite"

Author of

Freemason's Monitor or Illustrations of Masonry

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Rhode Island

Past Grand High Priest

Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Rhode Island

Past Grand Commander

Grand Commandery of Knights Templar

of Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Past Deputy Grand Master

Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

Thomas Smith Webb

For more info, please visit:

rimasons.org

riroyalarchmasons.org

mayorkrite.org/grand-commandery

Thomas Smith Webb. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Rhode Island. York Rite. by Travis Simpkins