James D. Cole, 33°. Sovereign Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

James D. Cole, 33°. Sovereign Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

James D. Cole

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Virginia

Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, USA

by Travis Simpkins

Interview with SGC Jim Cole, 33°

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James D. Cole, 33°. Sovereign Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

 

James D. Richardson, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

James D. Richardson, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

James Daniel Richardson

(1843 - 1914)

American Politician

former Congressman for Tennessee

Past Grand Master (1873)

Grand Lodge of Tennessee

Past Sovereign Grand Commander (1900-1914)

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, USA

by Travis Simpkins

House of the Temple - Washington, D.C.

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James D. Richardson, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

 

J. Stan Dodd, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction. by Travis Simpkins

J. Stan Dodd, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

J. Stan Dodd

33rd Degree Freemason

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, USA

by Travis Simpkins

House of the Temple

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House of the Temple. Washington, DC. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

House of the Temple. Washington, DC. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of the

House of the Temple

Designed by John Russell Pope

inspired by the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Constructed 1911 - 1915

1733 16th Street NW

Washington, D.C.

Headquarters of the

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

commissioned by the Arkansas Scottish Rite

The House of the Temple - Washington, D.C.

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Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Washington, DC. Supreme Council, 33°. 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

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.

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

 

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Baerenz. Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Baerenz. Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Frederick P. Baerenz 

and His Wife, Sheila

President and CEO of

AOG Wealth Management

15th International Master Councilor

DeMolay International

Member of Herndon Lodge No. 264

Grand Lodge of Virginia

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

Pillars of Charity Gallery - House of the Temple

Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction, USA

House of the Temple - Washington, DC

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Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Baerenz. Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

 

C. James Graham, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. SGIG in Arkansas. by Travis Simpkins

C. James Graham, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. SGIG in Arkansas. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

C. James Graham

33rd Degree Freemason

Sovereign Grand Inspector General

Orient of Arkansas

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, USA

by Travis Simpkins

House of the Temple

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C. James Graham, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. SGIG in Arkansas. by Travis Simpkins 

Mark Dreisonstok. Editor of the Scottish Rite Journal. Supreme Council, 33°, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Mark Dreisonstok. Editor of the Scottish Rite Journal. Supreme Council, 33°, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

33rd Degree

Managing Editor of the

Scottish Rite Journal

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

by Travis Simpkins

Revisiting The New Age - Scottish Rite Journal

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Mark Dreisonstok. Editor of the Scottish Rite Journal. Supreme Council, 33°, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

 

Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Henry Christian Clausen

( 1905 - 1992 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of California

( 1954 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

( 1969 - 1985 )

Former Asst. U.S. Attorney General

Author of the 800-page Clausen Report

for the Army Board's Pearl Harbor Investigation

by Travis Simpkins

 Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Sovereign Grand Commander

Henry C. Clausen, 33° discusses Manly P. Hall, 33°

Henry C. Clausen. Pearl Harbor. Final Judgement. The Clausen Report

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Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. Practice and Procedure for the Scottish Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Albert Pike, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, SJ. Morals and Dogma. by Travis Simpkins

Albert Pike, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, SJ. Morals and Dogma. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Albert Pike

(1809 - 1891)

Author, Poet, Orator and Lawyer

33rd Degree Freemason

Author/Editor of 

Morals & Dogma

Esoterika and other Masonic works

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite 
Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

Brigadier General

Confederate States of America (CSA)

by Travis Simpkins

The Masonic Roundtable - The Life of Albert Pike

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Albert Pike, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, SJ. Morals and Dogma. by Travis Simpkins

 

M.W. Michael D. Smith. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Carolina. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Michael D. Smith. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Carolina. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Michael Duane Smith

( 1958 - 2021 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of South Carolina

Past Lieutenant Grand Commander

Sovereign Grand Inspector General in South Carolina

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

The House of the Temple - Washington, D.C.

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M.W. Michael D. Smith. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Carolina. by Travis Simpkins

 

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

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

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

 

Michael D. Smith, 33°. Past Lieutenant Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Michael D. Smith, 33°. Past Lieutenant Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Michael Duane Smith

( 1958 - 2021 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of South Carolina

Past Lieutenant Grand Commander

Sovereign Grand Inspector General in South Carolina

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

The House of the Temple - Washington, D.C.

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and

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Michael D. Smith, 33°. Past Lieutenant Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

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

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

 

Giles Fonda Yates, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Giles Fonda Yates, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Giles Fonda Yates

( 1799 - 1859 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1851 )

Former Member of the 

Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction

Charleston, South Carolina

Past Master of St. George's Lodge No. 6

Founder of Delta Lodge of Perfection

New York

by Travis Simpkins

 History of the Scottish Rite

Giles Fonda Yates, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. Supreme Council

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Giles Fonda Yates, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

John Henry Cowles, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

John Henry Cowles, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

John Henry Cowles

( 1863 - 1954 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

(1921 - 1952)

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Kentucky

(1909 - 1910)

by Travis Simpkins

House of the Temple - Washington, D.C.

Tomb of John Henry Cowles. House of the Temple. Washington, DC. Pillars of Charity

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John Henry Cowles, 33°. Sovereign Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Henry Christian Clausen

( 1905 - 1992 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of California

( 1954 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

( 1969 - 1985 )

Former Asst. U.S. Attorney General

Author of the 800-page Clausen Report

for the Army Board's Pearl Harbor Investigation

by Travis Simpkins

 Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Sovereign Grand Commander

Henry C. Clausen, 33° discusses Manly P. Hall, 33°

Henry C. Clausen. Pearl Harbor. Final Judgement. The Clausen Report

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Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. Your Amazing Mystic Powers. by Travis Simpkins