| "Artists-In-Education Roster." ARIZONA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS BULLETIN 93(April, 1984)[unpaged] | | | | |
| Livingston, Peter. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF COUNTRY SWING AND WESTERN DANCE AND A BIT ABOUT COWBOY (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981)[unpaged]. | | | | |
| Peterson, William. "The New West in Colorado Springs." ARTSPACE (Spring, 1986) 24. | | | | |
| Price, Hardy. "Artists paints the West in surrealistic tones." ARIZONA REPUBLIC, March 18, 1982.[unpaged] | | | | |
| "Exhibition Review." ART WEEK (January, 1981)[unpaged] | | | | |
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| DRIFT BY SOMETIME. Anonymous. National Endowment for the Arts and the United States Office of Education.[UNPAGED] | | | | |
| "A Western artist yells 'Draw!' and takes off." SCOTTSDALE DAILY PROGRESS-WEEKEND, March 26,1982, p.30. | | | | |
| "Exhibition Review." ART VOICES (May/June, 1981)[unpaged] | | | | |
| "Spotlight on New ATLATL Staff." ATLATL (Fall, 1995) 1. | | | | |
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| ARIZONA REPUBLIC, November 3, 1982, November 12, 1982, March 18, 1982.[no page] | | | | |
| "The Whimsical World of Joe Baker." DANDICKS ART TALK, March, 1982, p.7. | | | | |
| "ART AND LIFE" CALENDAR. Phoenix, AZ: Design Graphics, 1992. | | | | |
| "Joe and Joey Baker at Suzanne Brown Gallery." ART VOICES (May/June, 1981) 81-82. | | | | |
| Price, Hardy. "Baker's Dozen." ARIZONA REPUBLIC, February 8, 1982.[unpaged] | | | | |
| "Exhibition Review." ARTSPACE (Winter, 1978-1979)[unpaged] | | | | |
| PHOENIX NEW TIMES. Vol. 28, November 13, 1997, [n.p.]. | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA ART REVIEW, Los Angeles, 1983.[unpaged] | | | | |
| "Emphasis." DAILY NEWS-SUN, December 14,1988, illustration. | | | | |
| "Elaine Horwitch Galleries." SCOTTSDALE MAGAZINE(Winter, 1986-87) 214-215. | | | | |
| August, Lissa. "Western artists strut their stuff." PEOPLE WEEKLY, MARCH 14,1983. | | | | |
| Hardaway, Francine. "Punk Cowboys Become Pop Art." NEW TIMES WEEKLY, Febraury, 1981.[unpaged] | | | | |
| "Joe Baker: The Carolina Series." CATALYST (The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, 1992) [unpaged] | | | | |
| Coe, Kathryn. "Artists transcend 'Indian' label." SCOTTSDALE(ARIZ.) DAILY, November 27,1981,p.12 | | | | |
| Medina, Danny. "ARIZONA GALLERIES AND THEIR ARTISTS-1982." (Phoenix: Dandrick Co., 1981) 15. | | | | |
| "Front Row Ticket." THE TICKET 2, February 10-17, 1982. [unpaged] | | | | |
| "Elaine Horwitch Galleries Hosts Reception for Two Exhibitions." ARIZONA ART TALK (OCTOBER, 1982)[UNPAGED] | | | | |
| CORPORATE REPORT 1983. Colorado Springs, CO: Colorado Fine Arts Center, 1983[unpaged] | | | | |
| TULSA HOME AND GARDEN (May, 1980)[unpaged] | | | | |
| Locke, Donald. "An exhibition in search of itself." THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, October 23, 1983, p.G5,G6. | | | | |
| "Keeping Up with the Artists." ART VOICES (September/October, 1981) 69. | | | | |
| PHOENIX GAZETTE, March 13, 1982, October, 1983.[unpaged] | | | | |
| Sasser, Elizabeth Skidmore. "The Art of the West for Men Only?" ART VOICES(September/October 1981) 11-13. | | | | |
| "Quantum Leap in Indian Art." ARIZONA ART AND LIFESTYLE (Autumn, 1981)[unpaged] | | | | |
| Hartje, Katrina. SIGNALE: INDIANISCHER KUNSTLER. Berlinger, Kunstblatt, 1984.[unpaged] | | | | |
| Perlman, Barbara H. "Phoenix: 'Sun Palace' in the Land of 'Govt. Property' and Four-Wheel-Drive Cowboys." SOUTHWEST (December 1981) 119-121. | | | | |
| Cortright, Barbara. "Arizona Invitational; A sprightly art show." SCOTTDALE DAILY PROGRESS/WEEKEND, April 9, 1982, p.34. | | | | |
| A HISTORY AND SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS (Colorado Springs, CO: Williams Publishing, 1986)[unpaged] | | | | |
| Bailey, Eileen. "Joe Baker, The Painter." ARIZONA TRENDS(April, 1992)[no page] | | | | |
| SOUND NARRATIVES (Los Angeles, CA: American Indian Art and Cultural Exchange, Inc., 1977)[unpaged] | | | | |
| "Joe Baker, 'Monkey Business'." ART-TALK, January 1987, p.4. | | | | |
| "Scottsdale nabs coup d'art." PHOENIX GAZETTE, October 11, 1983.[unpaged] | | | | |
| Rose, Joshua. "Artistic Spirit: American Indian Show Reveals Innovation." THE TRIBUNE, November 13, 1997, p. 29. | | | | |
| ARIZONA REPUBLIC, February 11, 1981.[no page] | | | | |
| "Dogs Wearing War Bonnets." ART-TALK (August/September, 1985) p.33 | | | | |
| Erdrich, Louise. LOVE MEDICINE (Germany: Rowohlt Publishing Co, 1984)[unpaged] | | | | |
| "The Art of the West for Men Only." ART VOICES(September/October, 1981)[unpaged] | | | | |
| Wilson, Maggie. "Artists paint social satire with fine lines." SUZANNE BROWN GALLERY. SCOTTSDALE, AZ.[UNPAGED] | | | | |
| "Joe Baker." NEW MEXICAN, Santa Fe, May 29, 1983, illustration. | | | | |
| "The Contemporary Canine Commentary of Joe Baker." ART-TALK, January 1987, p.52. | | | | |
| "Joe Baker at Suzanne Brown." ART SPACE (Fall, 1981)[unpaged] | | | | |
| "Joe Baker." EVENTS 11, August 2, 1987, p.40 | | | | |
| "Feature Artist." CIMMARON REVIEW (April, 1980)[unpaged] | | | | |
| Coe, Kathryn and James Alexander. "Poet-Painter." ARIZONA ARTS AND LIFESTYLE(WINTER, 1982) 57-60. | | | | |
| Dubin, Louis. ENTERING THE CIRCLE, NATIVE AMERICAN BEADWORK AND JEWELRY (New York: Abrams, 1997) | | | | |
| "Indian artists exhibit at Sue Brown." SCOTTSDALE DAILY PROGESS, November 13,1981, p.31. | | | | |
| Fudge, Jane. "The Second Western States/38th Corcoran Biennial Exhibition." ARTSPACE (Fall, 1983) 10-13. | | | | |
| Pitkin, Doree N. "Stories From Joe Baker." BEADWORK (Spring, 1998) 23-25. | | | | |
| Cooper, Paul. "Joe Baker." ART VOICES SOUTH(September/October, 1980) 41. | | | | |
| "Second Annual Southwest Edition." ART VOICES (September/October, 1980)[unpaged] | | | | |
| . "Art News". Scottsdale Daily Progress, October 10,1982. 1982. | page not available | 1982 | Newspaper article. | |
| . "Arts". ARIZONA REPUBLIC, December 25. 2003. | | 2003 | | |
| . "Judging the Competition: Judges at the Heard Indian Market Evaluate 650 Pieces of Art from 300 Artists Across 10 Classifications, Awarding 153 Ribbons in Total". Native American Art, issue 19 (February/March 2019). 2019. | 77 | 2019 | | |
| . "Suzanne Brown Gallery". Arizona Republic, February 11, 1981. 1981. | page not available | 1981 | Newspaper article. | |
| . PINTURAS CON ECOS DE TAMBORES Y CANTICOS. (Valle De Texas). 1995. | | 1995 | | |
| Archuleta, Margaret (author, curator). 7th Native American Fine Art Invitational, November 15, 1997-August 2, 1998 : Joe Baker, Gerald L. Clarke, Nora Naranjo-Morse, David Neel, Mateo Romero, C. Maxx Stevens.. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 1997. | 4-5, 16, 22-23 | 1997 | Catalog of a juried exhibition organized and held at the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, November 15, 1997-August 2, 1998; included the following artists in the exhibition: Joe Baker, Gerald L. Clarke, Nora Naranjo Morse, David Neel, Mateo Romero, and C. Maxx Stevens. | |
| Baker Joe. "Ahakhav Tribal Preserve reclaims river, culture for CRIT peoples.". 14(#1 November, December). Native Peoples. 2000. | 56-59 | 2000 | | |
| Baker, Joe. "Leon Polk Smith: Place Has No Distance". In: Taylor, Tobi Lopez (editor). Leon Polk Smith: Hiding in Plain Sight. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2021. | 20-27 | 2021 | Essay in the exhibition catalog to "Leon Polk Smith: Hiding in Plain Sight", organized by the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, and held February 5, 2021-May 31, 2021. Includes bibliographical references. | |
| Baker, Joe and Gerald McMaster. Remix: New Modernities in a Post-Indian World. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2007. | | 2007 | Catalog of an exhibition published in conjunction with the exhibition "Remix: New Modernities in a Post-Indian World", on view at the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, October 6, 2007-April 27, 2008; and at the George Gustav Heye Center, National Museum of the American Indian, New York, New York, May 26, 2008-September 30, 2008. | |
| Baker, Joe and Ruth Greenhouse. "Desert Bounty". Native Peoples, vol. 16, no. 2 (January/February 2003). 2003. | 42-43 | 2003 | | |
| Baker, Joe and Ruth Greenhouse. "Desert Bounty". Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market Official Guide, 2003. 2003. | 42-43 | 2003 | | |
| Broder, Patricia. The American West: the Modern Vision. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company. 1984. | 270, 275 | 1984 | "A New York Graphic Society book." Includes index. | |
| Burckhalter, David. "Creating". Native Peoples, vol. 13, no. 1 (fall, November, December, January). 1999. | 44-47 | 1999 | | |
| Cook, Steven. "Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center". American Indian Art Magazine, vol. 26, no. 4 (autumn 2001). 2001. | 67 | 2001 | | |
| Eisenberg, Andy (compiler). "Judges and Classification Managers". Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market Official Guide, 2007. 2007. | 10 | 2007 | 2007 Native American Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market judges and managers include Joe Baker, David Dear, David Gaussoin, Andrea Hanley, Marcus Monenerkit, Jesse Monongya, Hector Ruiz, Ramona Sakiestewa, Christy Vezolles, Wendy Weston, Steven Yazzie, and Nathan Youngblood. | |
| Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art. New Art of the West 3: the 3rd Eiteljorg Invitational. Indianapolis, Indiana: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art. 1992. | 46-47, 52 | 1992 | Catalog of an exhibition organized by the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, and held held July 12, 1992-September 7, 1992. Exhibiting artists include Joe Baker, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Tex Wounded Face among others. | |
| Firestein, Cecily Barth. "Unique New York". ARTSPEAK VI (No. 13, March 16). 1985. | 1,8 | 1985 | | |
| Graham, Mary and Carol Ruppe. Native American Artist Directory. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 1985. | 20 | 1985 | | |
| Henkes, Robert. ~Native American Painters of the Twentieth Century: the Works of 61 Artists. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. 1995. | 5-8 | 1995 | | |
| Johnson, Michael L. NEW WESTERS. (Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas Press). 1996. | | 1996 | | |
| Jones, Don H. "Joe Baker, Artist". Santa Fean Magazine, vol. 12, no. 11 (December 1984). 1984. | cover, 29-31 | 1984 | | |
| Kodner, Karen (editor). The Southwest Art Review: an Art Explorer's Guide to Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California, Texas. Chicago, Illinois: Krantz Company Publishers. 1983. | 69, 123 | 1983 | Includes index. | |
| Lester, Patrick D. ~The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters. Tulsa, Oklahoma: SIR Publications. 1995. | 37-38 | 1995 | Includes tribal index and bibliographical references. | |
| Neon. "Joe Baker: Fourth of July.". ARTCETERA from THE NEVADA STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, Carson City, NV.. | | | | |
| Sasse, Julie. Southwest Rising: Contemporary Art and the Legacy of Elaine Horwitch. Scottsdale, Arizona: Cattle Track Press. 2020. | 324-327, 376, 417, 472 | 2020 | Co-published by the Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona. Includes bibliographical references and index. | |
| Strickland, Rennard. ~"Where Have All the Blue Deer Gone? Depth and Diversity in Post War Indian Painting". American Indian Art Magazine, vol. 10, no. 2 (spring 1985). 1985. | 39 | 1985 | Traces the evolution of Native American easel art with an emphasis upon the so-called modern or new directions in contemporary Indian painting, as seen in three generations of Indian artists who span the era from the end of World War II to the present. | |
| Villani, John. "Curator's goal: Put Heard on Centemporary-art map". THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC (Phoenix), December 08.. 2002. | E2 | 2002 | | |
| WalkingStick, Kay and Ann E. Marshall. So Fine! Masterworks of Fine Art from the Heard Museum. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2001. | 62 | 2001 | Catalog of an exhibition | |
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