Clarice McLean

Clarice "Dollie" McLean (born 1936) is founding executive director of the Artists Collective, Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut. McLean, born Clarice Helene Simmons in Antigua, West Indies, was raised in Manhattan, New York.[1] She studied dance under Katherine Dunham, Jon Leone Destine, Asadata Dafora, and Martha Graham. In 1970 she and her husband Jackie McLean (whose vision and concept was the Artists Collective) enlisted local artists bassist Paul (PB) Brown, dancer Cheryl Smith, and visual artist Ionis Martin to join them in establishing the Artists Collective, Inc. in Hartford, Connecticut.

See also

• Artists Collective, Inc.
• Jackie McLean
• Paul H. Brown

Sources

• Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
• Official history of the Artists Collective Inc.
• History of the Artists Collective Inc.
• Connecticut Historical Society Archived 2018-08-01 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. "Dollie McLean: From the West Indies to the Capital City - Connecticut Historical Society". Connecticut Historical Society. 2014-02-24. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-03-11.