Kosinski

The museum's big draws include priceless masterpieces by French impressionists, such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party," which Kosinski believes is one of the most beloved works of art in the collection.

Dorothy Kosinski, director of the museum, says that the gallery’s intimate setting is just one of the characteristics that distinguishes the Phillips Collection from other museums.

According to Kosinski, it was important to Duncan Phillips to juxtapose great European paintings with American artists to prove that the Americans were equally important.