The Bowery is one of the oldest streets in the heart of New York. The name also stands for the surrounding area and goes back to the farms (old Dutch: "bouwerij") that lay outside the city. The neighborhood's constant decline into a neighborhood of flophouses inhabited by society's losers led to low rents. Formerly magnificent buildings stood empty. This made the warehouses and flats interesting for artists. For example, Mark Rothko and Ferdinand Leger worked temporarily at 222 Bowery, where John Giorno also lived. He is represented with a poem in our portfolio. In the 1960s and 70s, many avant-garde artists had their studios here and this Edition Domberger portfolio was made in honor of these artists. It is particularly impressing for the combination of exemplary color silkscreens with photos that show the artists in the studio printed on the respective wrappers, which conveys a very atmospheric impression of the life and work of these today famous artists. In present day New York, "The Bowery" has been completely gentrified and is one of the most expensive areas of the big apple. [EH]