The card image captures a view of a 1938 Steinway piano in the Grand Foyer on the State Floor of the White House.

Artist Zhen-Huan Lu of Atlanta, Ga., was chosen by President and Mrs. Bush to create the original artwork that is featured on the front of the card.

Lu, a native of Shanghai, China, traditionally paints scenery.

His style is a combination of European realism, French impressionism and traditional Chinese paintings.

Lu's paintings have been displayed in many other galleries in the United States and have been met with widespread acclaim.

The original oil painting of the scene will be on public display at the White House during the holiday season.

The painting is reproduced on the card as a tip-on on elegant ecru stock and surrounded by a debossed border. An embossed gold foil presidential seal highlights the insert page.

Mrs. Bush selected a Psalm to be incorporated on the card with a brief message of peace.

The message inside the card reads:

"For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; And his truth endureth to all generations. Psalm: 100:5.

May love and peace fill your heart and home during this holiday season and throughout the new year." 2002

"Sending cards with messages of peace, love and joy is as important as always."

Hallmark began making Christmas cards for presidents in 1953, when Dwight D. Eisenhower started what has become a White House tradition.

Until the Clinton administration, Hallmark has created at least one card for each administration, including Republicans and Democrats.

The 2002 card is the 35th official card created by Hallmark for the White House.

In 1982, Hallmark donated its Presidential Christmas Card Collection to the National Museum of American History, a part of the Smithsonian Institution.

The Hallmark Visitors Center adjacent to the Kansas City headquarters of Hallmark Cards, Inc., also displays the Presidential Christmas Card Collection.