Some look you sternly in the eyes. Others gaze off into an undefined distance. Along the walls of the State House hang portraits to commemorate individuals with ties to the state. The vast majority of them are white men.Of the 213 portraits in the.
Of the 213 portraits in the State House, nine are women, said Virginia Drew, director of the State House Visitor Center. Drew doesn’t know of a single portrait of a person of color on the walls, and, she said, “I know every painting.”