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Yankee Magazine Covers | 1980s

The 1980s were an exciting era for Yankee‘s designers — all issues would henceforth be printed in full color. In 1982, Yankee ran out of space to publish all of the Christmas cookie recipes of “40 ladies who for 11 years had gotten together to swop cookies and treasured family cookie recipes.” So, they published instead […]

By Bethany Bourgault & Taylor Thomas

Jul 22 2015

July 1983

July 1983 | “Fourth of July in Rockport,” a watercolor by George Shedd

The 1980s were an exciting era for Yankee‘s designers — all issues would henceforth be printed in full color. In 1982, Yankee ran out of space to publish all of the Christmas cookie recipes of “40 ladies who for 11 years had gotten together to swop cookies and treasured family cookie recipes.” So, they published instead a promise to send the remaining recipes to anyone who sent them a self-addressed envelope. 15,000 requests came in. “Crates of envelopes and recipe packets were carried home to our unsuspecting and innocent families. Cozy nights by the fire thinking about Christmas became frantic nights prodding children to ‘keep licking.'” Mel Allen, All Memories Invited, September 1985. Yankee Fun Fact: In 1985, Yankee turned 50!
October 1980 | "Pumpkins" by Jaques Hnizdovsky
October 1980 | “Pumpkins” by Jaques Hnizdovsky
October 1981 | "End of a Long Summer," a watercolor by Michael Sorrentino
October 1981 | “End of a Long Summer,” a watercolor by Michael Sorrentino
April 1982 | "Avon Church, Massachusetts" a cross-stitch painting by Jean MacLeod
April 1982 | “Avon Church, Massachusetts” a cross-stitch painting by Jean MacLeod
July 1983 | "Fourth of July in Rockport," a watercolor by George Shedd
July 1983 | “Fourth of July in Rockport,” a watercolor by George Shedd
October 1984 | "Mystic Porch Series: With Molly," an acrylic painting by Carol Raab
October 1984 | “Mystic Porch Series: With Molly,” an acrylic painting by Carol Raab
February 1985 | a painting of Sugarloaf Village by Cathleen Toelke
February 1985 | a painting of Sugarloaf Village by Cathleen Toelke
October 1986 | A folk town scene, author unknown
October 1986 | A folk town scene done by Charles Wysocki
September 1987 | "The Crayon Box II," by David Brega
September 1987 | “The Crayon Box II,” by David Brega
February 1988 | "Floating Away," by Susan Davis
February 1988 | “Floating Away,” by Susan Davis
July 1989 | "Good Afternoon," by Eric Holch
July 1989 | “Good Afternoon,” by Eric Holch