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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Helmut Gritshcer was born 07 June 1933 in [[Wattens]], in the [[Tyrol (state)|Austrian Tyrol]]. A ski instructor, he came to Australia in 1961 to join the Perisher Ski School in the [[Mount Kosciuszko|Mt. Kosciusko]] ski fields,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Instructors|url=https://perisherhistory.org.au/emuseum/instructors/|access-date=2020-12-12|website=Perisher Historical Society|language=en-AU}}</ref> producing his first book, ''Skiing'', on ski technique, with fellow instructor Fritz Halbwidl. He stayed in Australia because "I wanted to photograph something which has only been partly explored visually" to produce his second book ''The High Country'', on the [[Australian Alps]] photographed in winter and summer, of which he remembered "with every day I spent in those mountains I discovered more beautiful things, and my life became richer."<ref>{{Cite book|last=McGregor|first=Craig|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/72963|title=In the making|date=1969|publisher=Thomas Nelson (Australia)|others=|year=|isbn=0-17-001819-9|location=Melbourne|pages=|oclc=72963}}</ref> His subjects in the Alps include not only skiers and the landscape, but also the [[Snowy Mountains Scheme|Snowy Mountains hydroelectric project]]. ''To Sydney with Love'', his third book, took as its subject Sydney's beaches and harbour, and there he also photographed the older suburbs, rugby, the [[Sydney Opera House]] and cultural events.
Helmut Gritshcer was born 07 June 1933 in [[Wattens]], in the [[Tyrol (state)|Austrian Tyrol]]. A ski instructor, he came to Australia in 1961 to join the Perisher Ski School in the [[Mount Kosciuszko|Mt. Kosciusko]] ski fields,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Instructors|url=https://perisherhistory.org.au/emuseum/instructors/|access-date=2020-12-12|website=Perisher Historical Society|language=en-AU}}</ref> producing his first book, ''Skiing'', on ski technique, with fellow instructor Fritz Halbwidl. He stayed in Australia because "I wanted to photograph something which has only been partly explored visually" to produce his second book ''The High Country'', on the [[Australian Alps]] photographed in winter and summer, of which he remembered "with every day I spent in those mountains I discovered more beautiful things, and my life became richer,<ref>{{Cite book|last=McGregor|first=Craig|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/72963|title=In the making|date=1969|publisher=Thomas Nelson (Australia)|others=|year=|isbn=0-17-001819-9|location=Melbourne|pages=|oclc=72963}}</ref> sentiments on which he elaborated in interview;
{{quote|"Some of the world's most wonderful and bizarre trees are here, unmatched in their variety of colour, texture, and shape. The most fascinating discovery for me was the huge stretches of untouched land I saw when I walked through and camped on the lonely high plains . . . There was not one sign that a human being had walked there before; only the weird and unreal shapes of dead trees and rocks and an unspeakable quietness and melancholy over the whole land."<ref>Paul Carpenter, The Snowy: where time turned back,' The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun, May 12, 196 p.98</ref>}}
His subjects in the Alps included not only skiers and the landscape, but also the [[Snowy Mountains Scheme|Snowy Mountains hydroelectric project]]. ''To Sydney with Love'', his third book, took as its subject Sydney's beaches and harbour, and there he also photographed the older suburbs, rugby, the [[Sydney Opera House]] and cultural events.


Gristcher's photographs were published frequently to illustrate articles in ''[[Walkabout (magazine)|Walkabout magazine]]''<ref>{{Citation | author1=Australian Geographical Society | title=THE DREAM THAT IS MOUNT TOWNSEND (1 June 1966) | journal=Walkabout | publication-date=1966-06-01 | publisher=Australian National Travel Association | volume=32 | issue=6 | issn=0043-0064}}</ref> and also in ''[[Pacific Islands Monthly]]'', and he was featured in Craig McGregor's 1969 survey of Australian arts ''In The Making''<ref>{{Citation | author1=McGregor, Craig | author2=McGregor, Craig, 1933- | title=In the making | publication-date=1969 | publisher=Thomas Nelson (Australia) | isbn=978-0-17-001819-7}}</ref>
Gristcher's photographs were published frequently to illustrate articles in ''[[Walkabout (magazine)|Walkabout magazine]]''<ref>{{Citation | author1=Australian Geographical Society | title=THE DREAM THAT IS MOUNT TOWNSEND (1 June 1966) | journal=Walkabout | publication-date=1966-06-01 | publisher=Australian National Travel Association | volume=32 | issue=6 | issn=0043-0064}}</ref> and also in ''[[Pacific Islands Monthly]]'', and he was featured in Craig McGregor's 1969 survey of Australian arts ''In The Making''<ref>{{Citation | author1=McGregor, Craig | author2=McGregor, Craig, 1933- | title=In the making | publication-date=1969 | publisher=Thomas Nelson (Australia) | isbn=978-0-17-001819-7}}</ref>

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Helmut Gritscher (6 June 1933 - 24 November 2015) was an Austrian-born skier, ski instructor and photographer who worked in Australia 1961–70.

Biography

Helmut Gritshcer was born 07 June 1933 in Wattens, in the Austrian Tyrol. A ski instructor, he came to Australia in 1961 to join the Perisher Ski School in the Mt. Kosciusko ski fields,[1] producing his first book, Skiing, on ski technique, with fellow instructor Fritz Halbwidl. He stayed in Australia because "I wanted to photograph something which has only been partly explored visually" to produce his second book The High Country, on the Australian Alps photographed in winter and summer, of which he remembered "with every day I spent in those mountains I discovered more beautiful things, and my life became richer,[2] sentiments on which he elaborated in interview;

"Some of the world's most wonderful and bizarre trees are here, unmatched in their variety of colour, texture, and shape. The most fascinating discovery for me was the huge stretches of untouched land I saw when I walked through and camped on the lonely high plains . . . There was not one sign that a human being had walked there before; only the weird and unreal shapes of dead trees and rocks and an unspeakable quietness and melancholy over the whole land."[3]

His subjects in the Alps included not only skiers and the landscape, but also the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric project. To Sydney with Love, his third book, took as its subject Sydney's beaches and harbour, and there he also photographed the older suburbs, rugby, the Sydney Opera House and cultural events.

Gristcher's photographs were published frequently to illustrate articles in Walkabout magazine[4] and also in Pacific Islands Monthly, and he was featured in Craig McGregor's 1969 survey of Australian arts In The Making[5]

Recognition

Photographs by Gritscher were purchased in 1969 for the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne through the KODAK (Australasia) Pty Ltd Fund.[6]

Exhibitions

Publications

Books:

  • Gritscher, Helmut; McGregor, Craig, 1933- (1967), The high country : Photographs: Helmut Gritscher, Angus & Robertson, retrieved 12 December 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • To Sydney with love/ [Photography: Helmut Gritscher. Text: Craig McGregor, City of Sydney Archives, 1968, retrieved 12 December 2020
  • Gritscher, Helmut; Walks, Eric; Halbwidl, Fritz (1968), Skiing : a pictorial handbook of instruction, Ure Smith, retrieved 12 December 2020
  • Gritscher, H., & New South Wales. (1970). New South Wales, Australia: Professional ski race, Mount Kosciusko. Sydney, N.S.W.: New South Wales Dept. of Tourism.

Magazine articles

  • Elyne Mitchell, with photographs by Helmut Gritscher, 'The Dream That Is Mount Townsend,' In Walkabout. Vol. 32 No. 6 (1 June 1966), p.16-19, Australian Geographical Society.
  • Robin Boyd (1963-12-01), "AUSTRALIA'S SPLIT-LEVEL CULTURE (1 December 1963)", Walkabout, 29 (12), Australian National Travel Association, ISSN 0043-0064

References

  1. ^ "Instructors". Perisher Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. ^ McGregor, Craig (1969). In the making. Melbourne: Thomas Nelson (Australia). ISBN 0-17-001819-9. OCLC 72963.
  3. ^ Paul Carpenter, The Snowy: where time turned back,' The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun, May 12, 196 p.98
  4. ^ Australian Geographical Society (1966-06-01), "THE DREAM THAT IS MOUNT TOWNSEND (1 June 1966)", Walkabout, 32 (6), Australian National Travel Association, ISSN 0043-0064
  5. ^ McGregor, Craig; McGregor, Craig, 1933- (1969), In the making, Thomas Nelson (Australia), ISBN 978-0-17-001819-7{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Artists - Helmut Gritscher". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 2020-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Ann Galbally, The Age, Wednesday 10 Dec 1969, p.2
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