Dr. Richard Arthur Simms, D.D.S.
OrthodonticsNPI: 1528272564
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Dr. Richard Simms is an experienced orthodontist with 19 years of practice helping patients in Harbor City, CA achieve healthy, beautiful smiles. Beyond his dental work, Dr. Simms is a passionate art collector and trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where he helped create a community group focused on prints and drawings. Recognized by The Washington Post as the world's leading private collector of artist Käthe Kollwitz's work, Dr. Simms has assembled over 650 pieces—an impressive collection built over six decades on a dentist's salary. He is currently accepting new patients and brings both expertise and a genuine appreciation for the value of craftsmanship to his practice.
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Credential: D.D.S.
NPI registered: 05/09/2007
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Beyond the Office
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) trustee for 12 years
Helped develop grassroots collector group for LACMA's prints and drawings department
One of the world's foremost collectors of Käthe Kollwitz artwork with over 650 works
Called the world's 'pre-eminent private collector of Kollwitz' by The Washington Post
Built his art collection on a dentist's salary over six decades
Married to Gerald, a first-grade teacher
Converted from Methodist to Catholicism
Met weekly for Sunday brunch with art gallerist Charlotte Sherman
Assembled and displayed his collection in rooms above his dental practice
Was age 93 at time of article (published July 8, 2020)
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