Instead of an empty gold frame, a portrait of one of the Sons of Liberty now hangs in the Massachusetts governor's ceremonial office.

After two and a half years, Gov. Maura Healey’s frame, which was installed with symbolic intent as she settled into the governor's office, has been moved to the reception area of the governor’s suite.

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In its place now hangs a portrait of Samuel Adams — Declaration of Independence signer, revolutionary leader, and former governor — elevated in honor of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

Healey broke from tradition in 2023 by declining to hang a portrait of a former governor behind her desk. She instead displayed the empty gold frame — a minimalist statement inspired by

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