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Bolton, Whitney

(1900–1969)

BOLTON, WHITNEY. Critic; b. Spartenburg, South Carolina, ; d. New York, New York, .

Bolton’s father, Henry S. Bolton , was a mining engineer. His mother, Elizabeth, was a debutante and free thinker originally from Washington, D.C. His parents moved the family to Mexico, where they became friendly with the revolutionary Pancho Villa . After his father’s mining work was completed in Mexico, the family returned to the United States.

Bolton was a graduate...

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