The women she fitted for artificial breasts included herself and Betty Ford.
But Ms. Perine, the former commissioner, said the failure to build on the site reflected the reality that officials — and she included herself — focused on neighborhoods where they could build, rather than bicker.
"I think people in the league knew Tari was a talented athlete, but I don't think anyone thought she would bring it to the next level like she has," said Blazejowski, who included herself among the doubters.
Two years ago, Cindy Adams wrote about a dinner at Peter Luger that included herself, Randy Levine, the Yankees president, and Rubenstein, to whom she referred as Mandrake the Magician.
Ms. Rothschild, who died in 1993, established the foundation in her will and assigned a friend the mission, as trustee, of using her collection of artworks by masters like Matisse and Mondrian to promote underappreciated artists — a category in which she included herself.
"We really focused on where is your knee going to go, where is your leg going to go, how is it safe, by making it really, really safe, and making it this really choreographed piece," Ms. Benson said during a recent group interview that included herself and the actors.
