Gregory Kearse, 33°. Prince Hall Freemason. Scottish Rite Journal. by Travis Simpkins

Gregory Kearse, 33°. Prince Hall Freemason. Scottish Rite Journal. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Gregory Kearse

Former Editor and Staff Writer

Scottish Rite Journal

Prince Hall Freemason

by Travis Simpkins

Revisiting The New Age - Scottish Rite Journal

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Gregory Kearse, 33°. Prince Hall Freemason. Scottish Rite Journal. by Travis Simpkins

 

Self Portrait. Portrait of the Artist. by Travis Simpkins

Self Portrait. Portrait of the Artist. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of the Artist

Self Portrait

Portraitist, Illustrator, Historian, Museum Professional

33rd Degree Freemason

Artist for the Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Scottish Rite Journal - Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

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

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Honorary Member of the 

Grand Lodge of New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

Masonic Unity Interview with Travis Simpkins

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Self Portrait. Artist. 33° Freemason. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

 

James E. Webb, 33°. 2nd Administrator of NASA. Freemason. James Webb Space Telescope. by Travis Simpkins

James E. Webb, 33°. 2nd Administrator of NASA. Freemason. James Webb Space Telescope. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

James E. Webb

(1906 - 1992)

16th United States Under Secretary of State

2nd Administrator of the

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Namesake of the James Webb Space Telescope

33rd Degree Freemason

Member of University Lodge No. 408

Grand Lodge of North Carolina

by Travis Simpkins

Images from the James Webb Space Telescope

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James E. Webb, 33°. 2nd Administrator of NASA. Freemason. James Webb Space Telescope. by Travis Simpkins

 

William Michael Alexander, 33°, GC. Scottish Rite Valley of Seoul, Korea. by Travis Simpkins

William Michael Alexander, 33°, GC. Scottish Rite Valley of Seoul, Korea. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

William Michael Alexander

33rd Degree, Grand Cross

Valley of Seoul, Korea

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

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William Michael Alexander, 33°, GC. Scottish Rite Valley of Seoul, Korea. Receives Portrait by Travis Simpkins

 

Steve Hayes, 33°. Orient of Missouri. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Steve Hayes, 33°. Orient of Missouri. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Steve Hayes

33rd Degree Freemason

Valley of Saint Louis

Orient of Missouri

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

 Scottish Rite of Missouri

For more info, please visit:

moscottishrite.org

Harold Keith Johnson, 33°. United States Army General. Chief of Staff. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Harold Keith Johnson, 33°. United States Army General. Chief of Staff. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Harold Keith Johnson

(1912 - 1983)

General

United States Army

Chief of Staff (1964 - 1968)

33rd Degree Freemason

Director of Education and Americanism

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, SJ, USA

by Travis Simpkins

General Harold Keith Johnson

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www.army.mil

Harold Keith Johnson, 33°. United States Army General. Chief of Staff. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins 

Omar Bradley, 33°. General of the United States Army. Korean War. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Omar Bradley, 33°. General of the United States Army. Korean War. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Omar Nelson Bradley

(1893 - 1981)

General of the Army

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

World War II

The Korean War

33rd Degree Freemason

Member of

West Point Lodge No. 877

by Travis Simpkins

General Omar N. Bradley

For more info, please visit:

www.army.mil

Omar Bradley, 33°. General of the United States Army. Korean War. Freemason. 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

 For more info, please visit:

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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. 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

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.

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

and

scgrandlodgeafm.org

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

 

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

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.

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

and

scgrandlodgeafm.org

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

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

and

scottishrite.org

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