- Meyerowitz, Robert: Mary’s Bestiary. St Louis At Home magazine, March/April 2011
- Caba, Susan; Ruffled Feathers, AmericanStyle Magazine, April 2008
- Caba, Susan; Drawn and Feathered, Stanford Magazine, April/May 2007
- Mary Sprague Drawings and Paintings 1960-2000. Editor John P. Heinz, Chicago. published by Kathleen Herring Design, Evanston, Illinois in association with the Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst, Mt. Vernon, Illinois
- Yood, James; Mary Sprague: An Appreciation, essay for retrospective catalog
- Lahs-Gonzales, Olivia; Of World and Self: Women Artists in St. Louis, September 2, 2000
- Duffy, Robert W.; “Drawings That Detonate,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 9, 1997
- Plattner, Stuart; High Art Down Home: An Economic Ethnography of a Local Art Market. Published by the University of Chicago Press in 1996, Mary is renamed “Flo” for this documentary view of art in St. Louis as a scientific study.
- Bellos, Alexandra; “The Heroism of Modern Life: by Mary Sprague, Catherine Gibson and Nell Sprague”. Mitchell Museum, Mount Vernon, IL, December 1992 – January 1993
- Bellos, Alexandra; “Studio Couched”, Riverfront Times, May 6, 1992
- Duffy, Robert W.; “Art that Leaves You Breathless,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 26, 1992
- Bellos, Alexandra; “Horse for Dad Becomes Start of New Sprague Exhibit,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 1, 1990
- Levenson, Joan; “Live Art”, Riverfront Times, July 1989
- Evans, Mary Anne; “Closeup – Mary Sprague: Making It Work”, St. Louis Artists’ Coalition, 1988
- Suwa City News, Suwa City, Japan 1988
- Degener, Patsy; Review of “Missouri Visual Artists Biennial”, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 25, 1987
- Rice, Nancy N.; “Missouri Visual Arts Biennial,” New Art Examiner, April 1987
- Guenther, Bruce; Curator of Contemporary Art, Seattle Art Museum and Show, 1987
- Missouri Visual Artists Biennial, Catalog Introduction, 1987
- Wolpers, Blanche; “Vigorous Simplicity,” Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic, 1987
- Rice, Nancy; “It’s a Grand Time for Banners,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 13, 1985
- Degener, Patricia; “St. Louisans Win in Mid-Four Art Show,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 25, 1985
- Krantz, Clair; “Mary Sprague,” The New Art Examiner, November 1983
- Artner, Alan G.; “Fantastic Realism,” Chicago Tribune, July 15, 1983
- Bonesteel, Michael; “Art Facts: Domestic Fantasies,” The Reader, July 8, 1983
- Steefel, Lawrence; “Mary Sprague,” The New Art Examiner, June 1983
- Rubin, Michael; “Psychological Realism in Mary Sprague’s New Work,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, May 8, 1983
- King, Mary; “Mary Sprague’s Domestic World on Paper, Canvas,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 26, 1983
- Cowart, Jack; “Mary Sprague’s Recent Drawings and Paintings ’81-82,” Currents Essay, April 5, 1983
- Rubin, Michael G.; “Quilt Show is Great,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, February 7, 1982
- Degener, Patricia; “Mary Sprague,” The New Art Examiner, May 1979
- King, Mary; “Mary Sprague at Walkway,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 17, 1979
- University Printmaking Workshop, Journal, December 2, 1978
- Peters, John Brod; “Sprague Works shown at Mark Twain Bank,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, June 17, 1977
- King, Mary; “Airbrushed Paintings,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 7, 1977
- Rice, Nancy Newman; “Notes on ACCA,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 7, 1977
- Artner, Alan G.; “The Wyman Holds a Full Dress Rehearsal,” Chicago Tribune, June 6, 1975
- Laury, Jean Ray; THE CREATIVE WOMEN’S GETTING-IT-ALL-TOGETHER HANDBOOK. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975
- Finkel, Donald; “Not So the Chairs,” in A MOTE IN HEAVEN’S EYE. NY Atheneum, 1975
- Meilach, Dona; SOFT SCULPTURE AND OTHER ART FORMS. NY: Crown, 1974
- Adrian, Dennis; “Panorama,” Chicago Daily News, September 23-24, 1972
- King, Mary; “Art by Mary Sprague Shown,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 16, 1972
- Peters, John Brod; “Prints-Drawings Exhibition, Shown at St. Louis Artists Guild,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, December 16-17, 1972
- Peters, John Brod; “Watercolors, Pastels at Guild,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April, 1971
- King, Mary; “Newcomer’s Art Shown,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 1968