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It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was  tight  and people suffered a lot.Still the streets were  filled  with energy and color.As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on.He  stored  those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the  museum  . Jacob came from a poor family.His mother believed there was little chance  [MASK]  her son could grow up to be a successful painter.She wanted him to aim for something more  practical  .But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented.Alston  showed  him how to use paints to make stage sets.