Monday, June 24, 2019

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rossman, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rossman, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of
Thomas A. Rossman, PhD, 33°
and his wife
Patricia A. Rossman
House of the Temple Benefactors
Members of the
Intendant of the Building Society
Mr. Rossman is a member of:
Center Line Lodge No. 550. Detroit, MI
Scottish Rite Valley of Detroit
Scottish Rite Valley of Honolulu
Mrs. Rossman is a member of:
Lei Aloha Chapter No. 3
Order of the Eastern Star

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



Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction

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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rossman, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Burl Ives, 33° GC. American Folk Musician, Actor and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Burl Ives, 33° GC. American Folk Musician, Actor and Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Illustrious Brother
Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives
( 1909 - 1995 )
American Folk Musician
Actor of Stage, Screen, Radio and Television
Joined the Order of DeMolay in 1927
Freemason
Member of
Magnolia-La Cumbre Lodge No. 242
Scottish Rite Valley of Santa Barbara, California
and Valley of Bellingham, Washington
33rd Degree, Grand Cross

by Travis Simpkins

Burl Ives - Big Rock Candy Mountain


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Burl Ives, 33° GC. American Folk Musician, Actor and Freemason. 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


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