Jan McLean is a retired dollmaker from Dunedin in New Zealand.[1]
McLean's first dolls, "Chloe" and "Phoebe" were created in 1987.[1] In 1991, she exhibited at the American International Toy Fair in New York City,[2] where her doll "Pansy" won a Dolls Award for Excellence.[3]
Many of McLean's dolls are made of porcelain, but she has also produced smaller versions of the porcelain originals since 2003 in vinyl polymer, known as "Lollipop Girls".[1]
In 2009, she retired from dollmaking.
References
edit- ^ a b c Biography, www.janmcleandolls.info. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Brewer, Susan (2010). Collecting Classic Girl's Toys. p. 259. ISBN 978-1844680689.
- ^ "Jan McLean". Her magazine. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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