Sentence examples for taking on commissions from inspiring English sources

The expenses of Bayreuth and of Wahnfried meant that Wagner still sought additional sources of income by conducting or taking on commissions such as the Centennial March for America, for which he received $5000.

When reflecting on their careers, participants described that they had always been taking responsibility, such as taking on commissions from a young age and becoming elective representatives.

Within two years I started taking on commissions of my own and painted every day for four years.

They don't just design buildings; they also research, publish and speculate, and take on commissions such as redesigning the identity of the European Union, for which kind of work a subsidiary – AMO – was created.

As well as the films, Aardman runs a commercials house, a CGI studio and takes on commissions; the company is particularly proud of the recent promo it completed for the Imperial War Museum.

I asked Tan in Stockholm why he took on commissions that would obviously require a show of Chinese patriotism.

Increasingly, Vuillard took on commissions from the upper classes, in whose circles he spent his later years.

She currently works at The Plant, a branding and design agency in Old Street, but regularly takes on commissions.

Being the only major architect practising in the area between Preston and Carlisle, Paley took on commissions of all sizes and types but, like Sharpe, his major designs were for churches.

Initially Kertész took on commissioned work for several European magazines, gaining publication of his work in Germany, France, Italy and Great Britain.

She sent formal questionnaires to clients before taking on custom commissions.