▁Kant u š er . ▁She ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁P ère ▁L ach a ise ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Life ▁▁ ▁Grace ▁Ren zi ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Queens , ▁very ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁River . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁eleven ▁children ▁of ▁Michael ▁( Mich el ang elo ) ▁Ren zi ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Lucy , ▁born ▁Lu cia ▁Vis cus i . ▁The ▁parents , ▁both ▁from ▁far mer ▁families ▁from ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁B ene vent o ▁in ▁Italy , ▁had ▁settled ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁The ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁house w ife ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁a ▁labor er . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁near ▁Bel mont ▁Park , ▁still ▁in ▁Queens . ▁The ▁Great ▁De pression ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁Ren zi ▁too ▁much ▁and ▁she ▁enjoyed ▁an ▁education ▁followed ▁by ▁her ▁older ▁sister s , ▁several ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁teachers . ▁Ren zi ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁draw ▁and ▁paint ▁at ▁will ▁since ▁child hood , ▁which ▁she ▁devoted ▁herself ▁to . ▁She ▁was ▁always ▁an ▁excellent ▁pup il ▁and ▁received ▁scholar ships ▁throughout ▁her ▁education . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eigh teen , ▁Ren zi ▁entered ▁Cooper ▁Union . ▁After ▁one ▁year ▁at ▁Cooper , ▁she ▁decided ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁study