During his Harvard years he pursued archeological work at the Medinet Habu site in Egypt under Uvo Hölscher,[2] at the Cluny Abbey in France under Kenneth John Conant, a 1929 trip to Anatolia funded by the Rockefeller Foundation,[3] and particularly at Chichen Itza, state of Yucatán, Mexico.

"[5] For the 1939 fair he not only assisted his father, but also worked under the Spanish-American muralist Jose Moya del Pino on murals for the Temple of Religion and for the State Ballroom.

[8] Bolles insisted on integrated statuary at Candlestick Park and "often was embroiled with staid municipal officials over questions of adornment.

His most prominent single work, Candlestick Park stadium, was the subject of civic debate over its perceived design flaws.

Its placement near the Pacific Ocean exposed players and fans to chilly temperatures, fog, dew, and particularly wind, all of which grew worse at night.

Celebrity attorney Melvin Belli sued owner Horace Stoneham and the ballclub for the return of the price of his season tickets, worth just under $1600, proceedings which were heavily reported from jury selection to his victory.