The supporters you're referring to were called patrons. Patrons were usually wealthy merchants or people who have made their fortune in other ways and wanted to either have a picture of themselves and their family, or generally had a desire to support painting, some even decided to order paintings for the church in order to get in good standing with the church officials.
Answer: No sometimes it is unfair when others do well and some are well, but it is not their responsability to help. That being said not everyone will be guaranteed a job with fair wage.
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The answer is Foreign nations were willing trade partners with the Confederacy.
