DeKalb is where our paths crossed at Northern Illinois University. Including Altgeld Hall and the Egyptian Theatre let me draw both the university chapter and the wider town rather than making a mug about campus alone.
Details in the drawing
The wraparound artwork includes NIU Altgeld Hall, Egyptian Theatre, Ellwood House Museum and Lincoln Highway. Each is part of the place this mug was drawn to remember.
See the finished mug
Explore the artwork and find current shop information on The DeKalb Mug page. The mug is carried through Cast Iron Coffee; please check the mug page or contact the shop before making a special trip.
A gift idea with a real place behind it
The family connection in this story makes NIU Altgeld Hall and Egyptian Theatre more than a checklist of landmarks. If you are giving the mug to a relative or an old friend, name the particular memory that brought you to DeKalb. That note can make a practical gift feel unmistakably theirs.
Ashley Ann