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At the Nevada State Museum last night, Anna Fallini Berg talked about the life her family has lived for 150 years on a ranch east of Tonopah.
Then she gestured at the photos hanging on white gallery walls around her. There it was, her daily life distilled into iconic scenes of a working ranch.
The exhibit is called “Ranching in the High Desert: Five generations, one family” and will be available for a year in the Carson City museum. It features the photos of Jeff Scheid, a Las Vegas Review-Journal photojournalist, and tells the story of the Fallini family from Giovanni of 1864 to Giovanni of today.
Scheid’s photos, in black and white, capture the West the way the work gets done, a mix of time-tested practicality that ranges from broad-brimmed hats to a cattle-herding helicopter.
It’s journalism taken to the level of art.
The photos tell most of the story, but not all. For that, take the time to read Jennifer Robison’s report to trace the history of the ranch and the legal trouble that put it into the news.
Then visit the museum to see the high-quality prints and take the time to appreciate a way of life that has endured for 150 years in Nevada.
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