SJK 171 and his respective work has been featured in or appears in the following works of literature.

Goldstein, Richard (26 March 1973). "This Thing Has Gotten Completely Out Of Hand". New York Magazine. New York City: New York Magazine.
![]() Schjeldahl, Peter. Graffiti Goes Legit—But the ‘Show‐Off Ebullience’ Remains. New York Times. 1973 Sept. 16: Art pg. 25 Resource: New York Times |

Flood, Richard. (1984) Rapid Enamel, Chicago: Renaissance Society
ISBN 978-0941548076
Featured: A collaborative show with FUTURA 2000, Lady Pink, Lee Quiñones, United Graffiti Artists (which included SJK 171 and MIKE 171), and more.
ISBN 978-0941548076
Featured: A collaborative show with FUTURA 2000, Lady Pink, Lee Quiñones, United Graffiti Artists (which included SJK 171 and MIKE 171), and more.

Castleman, Craig (1984) Getting Up: Subway Graffiti in New York, The MIT Press
ISBN: 978-0262530514
ISBN: 978-0262530514
Schmidlapp, D. and Phase 2 (1996) Style: Writing from the Underground : (r)evolutions of Aerosol Linguistics, Art Books International Limited, Italy
ISNB: 9788872263181 |

Kelley, Robin D.G. (1998) Yo' Mama's Disfunktional!: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America, Beacon Press
ISBN: 978-0807009413
Featured: The author discusses the first ever museum show featuring United Graffiti Artists' work in 1974 at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
ISBN: 978-0807009413
Featured: The author discusses the first ever museum show featuring United Graffiti Artists' work in 1974 at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.

- THE AUCTION • GUERNSEY’S (2000)
ASIN: B01HKD9T9W
Featured: Snakes’ Black Book, circa 1972. SJK 171’s handiwork as the curator of "arrows and swiggly lines" is featured in this piece which was sold at auction.
Austin, Joe. (2001) Taking The Train, Columbia University Press
ISBN 978-0231111430 Inside this book find stories about United Graffiti Artists, the elite writers of their time, which began in 1972 and the first gallery show. pgs. (71-72, 94-96, 105, 187, 196) |
![]() Chandès, Hervé. (2006) Born in the Streets, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
ISBN 978-0-500-97695-1 |

Siegel, Marcia B. (2007) Howling Near Heaven: Twyla Tharp and the Reinvention of Modern Dance, Macmillan, p. 77.
ISBN 978-1-4299-0877-1
SJK 171 was hired by Tharp to spray paint the backdrop design live onstage during the Joffrey Ballet performances.
ISBN 978-1-4299-0877-1
SJK 171 was hired by Tharp to spray paint the backdrop design live onstage during the Joffrey Ballet performances.

Stewart, Jack. (2009) Graffiti Kings: New York City Mass Transit Art of the 1970s, Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 978-0810975262
"... this elite group of urban pioneers included SJK 171, [JULIO 204, and TAKI 183]"
pg. 26
ISBN 978-0810975262
"... this elite group of urban pioneers included SJK 171, [JULIO 204, and TAKI 183]"
pg. 26

Gastman, Roger. (2011) The History of American Graffiti, HarperCollins
ISBN 978-0-06-169878-1
ISBN 978-0-06-169878-1
Resource: ABC News

Deitch, Jeffrey. (2011) Art in The Streets, Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 978-0-8478-3648-2
ISBN 978-0-8478-3648-2

Wiki Series. American Graffiti Artists (2011) Books LLC
ISBN 9781155906638
ISBN 9781155906638

Corcoran, Sean; McCormick, Carlo (2013) City as canvas: New York City graffiti from the Martin Wong collection. Wong, Martin, Corcoran, Sean, 1974., McCormick, Carlo., Museum of the City of New York. New York, NY.
ISBN 978-0-8478-3986-5
ISBN 978-0-8478-3986-5

Clark, Lamont. (2014) Graffiti: A Children's Guide to the Origins of Hip Hop, 70 West Press
ASIN B00HUC1Z32
ASIN B00HUC1Z32


Lovata, Troy. (2015) Understanding Graffiti: Multidisciplinary Studies from Prehistory to the Present (1st Edition), Routledge
ISBN 9781611328684
ISBN 9781611328684

Diaz, Al. Edited by Mariah Fox. (2018) SAMO©...SINCE 1978. Writings: 1978-2018, Irie Books
ISBN 978-1515417194
In 1973 at 13, Al Diaz was accepted to the 9th grade at the prestigious High School of Art and Design. There "he meets and is energized by other graffiti artists TRACY 168, SJK 171, EARL/SHASTA 62, STOP 700, and FLINT." pg. 201
ISBN 978-1515417194
In 1973 at 13, Al Diaz was accepted to the 9th grade at the prestigious High School of Art and Design. There "he meets and is energized by other graffiti artists TRACY 168, SJK 171, EARL/SHASTA 62, STOP 700, and FLINT." pg. 201


![]() Walley, Jonathan. (2020) Cinema Expanded: Avant-Garde Film in the Age of Intermedia, Oxford University Press
Left: Photograph of the UGA workshop (1975). "Photograph by SJK 171, one of the first graffiti artists to document graffiti in New York City." ISBN: 978-0190938635 |
Pape, Chris. (2021) Nation of Graffiti Artists, BEYOND THE STREETS
The Beginning | United Graffiti Artists Concentrated on Elite Writers of NYC Subway Graffiti HENRY 161, MIKE 171, SJK 171 and more Director: Hugo Martinez Limited Edition - 400 copies |
Bonus: Media Features
The Escapades Rap
Futura 2000 Featuring: Fab 5 Freddy Produced by: The Clash Album: The Escapades Of Futura 2000 [Verse 2: Futura 2000] It started for me back in seventy-two I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do I saw names everywhere, style color, and flair I knew I had to join in, I knew my answer was there There was TAKI bein' tacky with his Dri Mark pen He was writin' his name way back then Frank 207, SJK (Aw, yeah) COCO144 and the UGA, PHASE2, stay hot Graffiti is a thing that's kinda hard to explain It's not just runnin' around spray paintin' your name It starts as a game, can't stay the same Dedication makes you put it in a different frame Joe 136 (To the beat) |
Resource: Genius