Winter Art
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CATCH A FLAKE Wilson Bentley, a self-taught farmer, was the first known photographer of snowflakes. He perfected a technique to catch snowflakes on black velvet and shoot them before they melted. Through Saturday, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Hasted Hunt Gallery, 529 W. 20th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-627-0006, free.