Since its debut in 1979, the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, has become one of the most prestigious dance competitions in the world. Ballet was a prominent theme in Andrew Bucci’s figural artwork, and his paintings of dancers served as signature images for 2014 and 2023 USA IBC commemorative posters and collateral materials.

USA IBC continues honoring Bucci’s creative legacy through reproductions of his Christmas cards, which he began designing around 1950 while a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The card series showcases Bucci’s delightfully imaginative depictions of the Three Wise Men following the Star of Bethlehem — each a small masterpiece embodying the timeless allure of his singular modernist style.