▁that ▁arose ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁revolution ▁against ▁Ferdinand ▁II ▁and ▁Bour bon ▁rule . ▁D omen ico ▁Minn elli ▁had ▁been ▁Vice - Ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Gran ▁Cor te ▁C iv ile ▁in ▁Pal ermo ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁u pr ising ▁there . ▁After ▁the ▁Bour bon ▁return ▁to ▁power ▁V inc en zo ▁reported ly ▁hid ▁in ▁the ▁c ata com bs ▁of ▁Pal ermo ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁before ▁being ▁successfully ▁sm ugg led ▁onto ▁a ▁New ▁York - bound ▁fruit ▁ste amer . ▁ ▁While ▁travel ing ▁as ▁a ▁piano ▁demonstr ator ▁for ▁Kn abe ▁P ian os , ▁V inc en zo ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife ▁N ina ▁P icket ▁during ▁a ▁stop ▁in ▁Del aware , ▁Ohio . ▁V inc en zo ▁was ▁a ▁music ▁teacher ▁and ▁composer . ▁Both ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁and ▁the ▁New berry ▁Library ▁in ▁Chicago ▁have ▁V inc en zo ▁( aka ▁Vincent ) ▁Minn elli ▁compos itions ▁in ▁their ▁collections . ▁ ▁Career ▁Following ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ation , ▁Minn elli ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁briefly ▁with ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other ▁and ▁an ▁a unt . ▁His ▁first ▁job ▁was ▁at ▁Marshall ▁Field ' s ▁department ▁store ▁as ▁a ▁window ▁dress er . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁photograph er ▁for ▁Paul ▁Stone , ▁who ▁special ized ▁in