1.   Gallery officials said he failed to meet the qualification as a working journalist that is required of all members.

2.   Gallery officials have decided to forgo covering the windows with a costly coating that would minimize splintering.

3.   Gallery officials said the Egypt exhibit includes the largest selection of antiquities ever loaned by Egypt for display in North America.

4.   Gallery officials apparently were not eager to spend their own money on the Canyon Suite.

5.   Gallery officials said they only did what museums often do.

6.   A gallery official was flying to Rome to better assess the damage, she added.

7.   Despite the discrepancies, gallery officials said they thought there was enough evidence to return the painting.

8.   Gallery officials did not know how he got it.

9.   Gallery officials said it is believed to be the first time an American Indian tribe has sponsored an exhibit at a major art museum.

10.   Hours before the show, pier workers complained to gallery officials that the work was inappropriate and made them uncomfortable.