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

 

Paul E. Mossberg. Executive Officer for New Jersey. DeMolay International. by Travis Simpkins

Paul E. Mossberg. Executive Officer for New Jersey. DeMolay International. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Paul E. Mossberg

Executive Officer

State of New Jersey

DeMolay International

The Order of DeMolay

by Travis Simpkins

100 Years - The Order of DeMolay

New Jersey DeMolay

For more info, please visit:

njdemolay.org

 and

demolay.org 

 and

demolay.foundation 

Paul E. Mossberg. Executive Officer for New Jersey. DeMolay International. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Robert V. Monacelli. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Robert V. Monacelli. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Most Worshipful

Robert V. Monacelli

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of New Jersey

(2020-2022)

33rd Degree Freemason

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

U.S.A.

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

newjerseygrandlodge.org

M.W. Robert V. Monacelli. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

 

Clark Gable. Hollywood Actor. Freemason. Mutiny on the Bounty. by Travis Simpkins

Clark Gable. American Film Actor. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Clark Gable

born William Clark Gable

( 1901 - 1960 )

American Film Actor

Academy Award Winner

called "The King of Hollywood"

Major in the United States Army Air Forces

during World War II

Freemason 

Member of

Beverly Hills Lodge No. 258

Beverly Hills, California

by Travis Simpkins

 Clark Gable

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/ClarkGable 

Clark Gable. Hollywood Actor. Freemason. Mutiny on the Bounty. by Travis Simpkins

Major General Henry Knox. First United States Secretary of War. by Travis Simpkins

Major General Henry Knox. 1750-1806. 1st U.S. Secretary of War. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Major General 

Henry Knox

( 1750 - 1806 )

Officer in the Continental Army

American Revolutionary War

Served as the first

United States Secretary of War

(1789-1794)

Freemason, namesake of

Major General Henry Knox Lodge, A.F.&A.M.

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Boston, MA

by Travis Simpkins

Based on an 1806 portrait by Gilbert Stuart

Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Celebrating Major General Henry Knox

For more info, please visit:

ushistory.org/knox

Henry Knox. by Travis Simpkins. Major General Henry Knox Lodge. Boston, MA

Robert Jordan. Fantasy Author. The Wheel of Time. A Memory of Light. 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. Brandon Sanderson. Fantasy Authors. The Wheel of Time. A Memory of Light. by Travis Simpkins

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Frater Achad

Charles Stansfeld Jones

( 1886 - 1950 )

Occultist and Ceremonial Magician

known by the magical names

V.I.O., O.I.V.V.I.O., V.I.O.O.I.V.

Parzival and Tantalus Leucocephalus

Author of Q.B.L. and The Egyptian Revival

Student of Aleister Crowley

Member of the A:.A:.

Past Grand Master of the O.T.O. in the U.S.A.

Ordo Templi Orientis

Freemason

Member of

Detroit Lodge No. 2

Grand Lodge of Michigan

by Travis Simpkins

Frater Achad - Charles Stansfeld Jones

For more info, please visit:

oto-usa.org

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ordo Templi Orientis. The Chalice of Ecstasy. by Travis Simpkins

 

D.W. Griffith. Silent Film Director. United Artists. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

D.W. Griffith. Silent Film Director. United Artists. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

D.W. Griffith

David Wark Griffith

(1875 - 1948)

Silent Film Director

Co-Founder of United Artists

known for 

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Intolerance (1916)

Way Down East (1920)

and many others...

Freemason

Member of St. Cecile Lodge No. 568

Grand Lodge of New York

by Travis Simpkins

Founding of United Artists

For more info, please visit:

pbs.org/americanexperience/d-w-griffith

D.W. Griffith. Silent Film Director. Intolerance. United Artists. by Travis Simpkins

Arturo de Hoyos, 33°, GC. Scottish Rite, SJ. Supreme Council. House of the Temple. by Travis Simpkins

Arturo de Hoyos, 33°, GC. Scottish Rite, SJ. Supreme Council. House of the Temple. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Arturo de Hoyos

33° Freemason and Author

Grand Archivist and Grand Historian

Supreme Council, 33°, Scottish Rite Freemasonry

House of the Temple - Washington, DC

Recipient of the Grand Cross of Honour

by Travis Simpkins

Memphis Scottish Rite - Arturo de Hoyos Lecture

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

Arturo de Hoyos. 33°, GC. Freemason. Albert Pike's Esoterika. 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

M.W. Robert G. Davis. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Robert G. Davis. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. by Travis Simpkins 

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Robert G. Davis

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Oklahoma

33° Scottish Rite Freemason

Grand Cross of Honour

Past Executive Secretary of the

Guthrie Oklahoma Scottish Rite

by Travis Simpkins

Robert Davis: Scottish Rite Temple. Guthrie, Oklahoma

For more info, please visit:

gloklahoma.com

and

guthriescottishrite.org

Robert G. Davis. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. by Travis Simpkins 

R.W. Thomas W. Jackson. Past Grand Secretary. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Thomas W. Jackson. Past Grand Secretary. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Thomas W. Jackson

( 1934 - 2021 )

Past Grand Secretary

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

Past Executive Secretary and Honorary President

World Conference of Regular Masonic Grand Lodges

33rd Degree Freemason

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

Freemasonry's Future - Thomas W. Jackson

For more info, please visit:

pagrandlodge.org

R.W. Thomas W. Jackson. North American Freemasonry. Idealism and Realism. by Travis Simpkins

Harold Lloyd. Silent Film Actor and Comedian. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Harold Lloyd. Silent Film Actor and Comedian. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 

Portrait Sketch of
Harold Lloyd
(1893 - 1971)
Silent Film Actor, Comedian
and Stunt Performer
33rd Degree Scottish Rite Freemason

Member of
Alexander Hamilton Lodge No. 535
and
Al Malaikah Shrine
Hollywood, California

by Travis Simpkins



Harold Lloyd

 

 

 

For more info, please visit:

haroldlloyd.com

Harold Lloyd. Silent Film Actor and Comedian. The Freshman. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Rosa Parks. Civil Rights Activist. Order of the Eastern Star. Prince Hall. by Travis Simpkins

Rosa Parks. Civil Rights Activist. Order of the Eastern Star. Prince Hall. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Rosa Parks

(1913 - 2005)

Civil Rights Activist

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Member of

Alonzo Mitchell Chapter No. 164

Montgomery, Alabama

Order of the Eastern Star, PHA

by Travis Simpkins

Rosa Parks - Biography

For more info, please visit:

history.com/black-history/rosa-parks

Rosa Parks. Civil Rights Activist. Order of the Eastern Star. Prince Hall. by Travis Simpkins

 

M.W. Matthew T. Szramoski. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Virginia. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Matthew T. Szramoski. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Virginia. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Most Worshipful

Matthew T. Szramoski

Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Virginia

Executive Director

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Former Director of Development

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, USA

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

based on a photo by Shawn Eyer

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

 

George Washington Masonic National Memorial - Alexandria, Virginia

For more info, please visit:

gwmemorial.org

and

grandlodgeofvirginia.org

M.W. Matthew T. Szramoski. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Virginia. by Travis Simpkins

George Washington Masonic Memorial: George Washington as a Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

George Washington Masonic Memorial. George Washington as a Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a

Bronze Bust of

George Washington 

as a Freemason

Collection of

The George Washington Masonic Memorial

Alexandria, Virginia

by Travis Simpkins

original sculpture by Edward Valentine, 1876

The George Washington Masonic Memorial

For more info, please visit:

gwmemorial.org

George Washington Masonic Memorial. Alexandria, VA. by Travis Simpkins

John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John Michael Greer

Author, Blogger and Astrologer

Occultist and Druid

Past Grand Archdruid

Ancient Order of Druids in America

32° Freemason

by Travis Simpkins

John Michael Greer

For more info, please visit:

ecosophia.net

and

aoda.org

John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. The Mysteries of Merlin. by Travis Simpkins

Dan Brown. Author. The Lost Symbol. Robert Langdon. Freemasonry. by Travis Simpkins

Dan Brown. Author. The Lost Symbol. Robert Langdon. Freemasonry. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Dan Brown

Novelist

Best-Selling Author of
The Robert Langdon Book Series: 
Angels & Demons
The Da Vinci Code
The Lost Symbol
Inferno
Origin

The Secret of Secrets 

by Travis Simpkins

The Lost Symbol

For more info, please visit:

www.danbrown.com

Dan Brown. Author. The Lost Symbol. Robert Langdon. Freemasonry. by Travis Simpkins

Albert Mackey, 33°. Masonic Scholar. Invention of the Degrees of Freemasonry. by Travis Simpkins

Albert Mackey. 1807-1881. 33° Freemason, Doctor, Author, Scholar. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Albert G. Mackey, M.D.

( 1807 - 1881 )

Masonic Author and Scholar

33rd Degree Freemason

Secretary General of the Supreme Council 

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, S.J.

by Travis Simpkins

Baphomet - Symbols and Symbolism

Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry

For more info, please visit:

phoenixmasonry.org/mackeys_encyclopedia/

Albert Mackey, 33°. by Travis Simpkins. Invention of the Degrees of Freemasonry

R.W. Glenn T. Visscher. Junior Grand Warden. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Glenn T. Visscher. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Glenn T. Visscher

Junior Grand Warden

Grand Lodge of New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

 Masonic Unity - The Rite Stuff

For more info, please visit:

youtube.com/@masonicunity-theritestuff8188

and

newjerseygrandlodge.org

Glenn T. Visscher. Museum of Masonic Culture. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins