Travis Simpkins

May 14, 2013: “Inferno”, the fourth Robert Langdon novel by Dan Brown, was published. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #DanBrown #RobertLangdon #Inferno #book #Publishing #History #Dante #Italy #Florence #Renaissance #OnThisDay #otd #TravisSimpkins #author #art #portrait #sketch

Happy Birthday to Dr. Bettany Hughes, historian and research fellow at King’s College London. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #BettanyHughes #history #KingsCollegeLondon #TravisSimpkins #AncientGreece #Mythology #HelenOfTroy #Odyssey #art #television #documentary #author #professor

May 14, 1804: The Lewis and Clark Expedition (The Corps of Discovery) departed from Camp Dubois in Illinois, marking the beginning of their journey to the Pacific coast. Portraits by Travis Simpkins #LewisAndClark #MeriwetherLewis #WilliamClark #CorpsOfDiscovery #TravisSimpkins

Travis Simpkins: Gary Nicholson, 33°. Valley of Dayton, Ohio. Scott... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/gary-n…

Travis Simpkins: Mehrdad Marty Youssefiani, 33°. Sovereign Grand Co... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/mehrda…

Travis Simpkins: R.W. Juan White. Past Grand Chaplain. Grand Lodge ... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/rw-jua…

Travis Simpkins: Alexander Pushkin. Russian Poet, Playwright and No... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/alexan…

Travis Simpkins: Thomas Stafford. NASA Astronaut. Apollo 10. Freema... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/thomas…

Travis Simpkins: Robert Jordan. Fantasy Author. The Wheel of Time. ... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/robert…

Travis Simpkins: Jeannette Wallace and Bernie Byrne. New Jersey Ord... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/jeanne…

Travis Simpkins: John Rhodes, 33°. Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton, ... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/john-r…

Travis Simpkins: R.W. Raymond T. Dietz. Past Grand Master. Grand Lo... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/rw-ray…

Travis Simpkins: M.E. Patrick C. Carr. Past Grand High Priest. Gran... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/me-pat…

Travis Simpkins: C. James Graham, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Ri... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/c-jame…

Happy Birthday to Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States, born on this day in 1884. (May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972) Portrait by Travis Simpkins #HarrySTruman #POTUS #presidentoftheunitedstates #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC #AmericanHistory #Freemasons #TravisSimpkins

May 8, 1891: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, philosopher and co-founder of the Theosophical Society, died at the age of 59 in London. Theosophists celebrate the anniversary of her death as White Lotus Day. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #HPBlavatsky #TheosophicalSociety #Theosophy

May 5, 1821: Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the island of St. Helena. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #Napoleon #napoleonbonaparte #Emperor #soldier #worldhistory #France #frenchhistory #TravisSimpkins #art #freemasonry #portrait #sketch #Waterloo #Paris #egyptology #conquest

May 5, 1851: Andrew Johnson was initiated into Freemasonry in Greenville Lodge No. 119 in Greenville, Tennessee. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #AndrewJohnson #POTUS #PresidentoftheUnitedStates #whitehouse #Freemasons #freemasonry #Masonic #TravisSimpkins #art #portrait #sketch

Travis Simpkins: The Power of Your Supermind. Vernon Howard. New Th... tsimpkins.com/2026/04/the-po…

Travis Simpkins: Self Portrait. Portrait of the Artist. by Travis S... tsimpkins.com/2026/05/self-p…