“Are They Signs or Art?,” Newsweek, Volume 102, October 10, 1983, p. 37.
Discusses Bob Wade’s controversial giant frog sculptures and the Dallas debate over whether they are art or signage.

Berney, Charlotte, “Bob Wade,” Cowboys and Indians, Fall, 1994.
Chronicles the career of Bob Wade with a focus on his cowgirl art.

“Daddy-O: Confessions of a Texas Renegade Artist”, Publishers Weekly, Volume 242, Number 44, October 30, 1995, p. 242.
Book review.

“Dial M for Molly”, Texas Monthly, Volume 24, Issue 5, May, 1996, p. 25.
Brief mention of Bob “Daddy-O” Wade’s Bud Light ad campaign.

Dingus, Anne, “Hi-Ho Daddy-O!,” Texas Monthly, Volume 23, Number 10, October, 1995, p. 124.
Profiles Bob Wade’s works in light of the publication of Daddy-O!, his biography.

Eauclaire, Sally, “Bob “Daddy-O” Wade,” Southwest Art, February 1996, p. 73.
Profiles the career of Bob Wade in light of publication of Daddy-O: Iguana Heads and Texas Tales, Ridin’ and Wreckin’, and Cowgirls.

Goetz, William H., “Daddy-O: Iguana Heads and Texas Tales, Southwestern Historical quarterly, Volume 29, Number 4, p. 577.
Book review.

Hillerman, Anne, “Art Texas Style”, Southwest Art, Volume 16, April, 1987, p. 86.
Discusses Wade’s Texas-style art and briefly outlines artistic influences.

“Kitsch and Tell,” Texas Monthly, August 1993, p. 22.
Brief announcement about exhibition at Carrington-Gallagher gallery in San Antonio.

Levin, Eric, “For Irate Citizens, Public Sculptures Belong Anywhere but on a Pedestal,” People Weekly, Volume 20, November 14, 1983, p. 154.
Discusses Bob Wade’s giant frogs at Dallas nightspot Tango, along with several other controversial sculptures across the country.

Lillis, Karen E., “Art History, Bob Wade at Lyons-Matrix Gallery,” The Austin Chronicle, August 19, 1994.
Outlines Bob Wade’s career and discusses pieces on display at a showing at the Lyons-Matrix Gallery in Austin, Texas.

Pantiel, Mindy, “Bad Boy Bob,” West, September/October 1993, p. 19. Brief biographical sketch of the artist.

Wade, Bob, “Bob Wade, Projects and Photoworks: March 4 to April 3, 1984, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, Texas.
Exhibition Catalog.

Wade, Bob, Bob Wade’s Cowgirls, Layton, Utah, Gibbs Smith, 2003.
Photographs and illustrations by Bob Wade.

Wade, Bob, Cowgirls, Layton, Utah, Gibbs Smith Publisher, 1995.
Contains examples of Bob Wade’s photos that are the result of experimentation with color enhancement of black and white vintage photographs.

Wade, Bob, Ridin’ and Wreckin’, Salt Lake City, Gibbs Smith, 1996.
Showcases Wade’s hand-tinted photos of rodeo riders from 1910 through the 1930s.

Wade, Bob, and Zimmerman, Keith, Daddy-O: Iguana Heads & Texas Tales, New York, St. Martin’s Press, 1995.
Irreverent autobiography detailing artist Wade’s El Paso roots, the Berkeley art scene of the mid-1960s, his college teaching career and his journey into independence.

Weber, Bruce, “A Lounge Lizard Returns to its Old Haunts,” The New York Times, March 4, 1997, Volume 146, p. A13.
Outlines the “life” of Bop Wade’s giant Iguana sculpture that once graced the Lone Star bar in New York City.