The university commissioned the work as part of its effort to bring contemporary art to the public.

She had commissioned the work, paid for it with the labor of her own hands.

The festival has commissioned work for the first time this year.

Ms. Norman commissioned the work to suggest the arch of a woman's life.

The orchestra commissioned the work to commemorate its 20th anniversary.

He was a patron of the fine arts, who commissioned work from artists, and collected 18th-century furniture.

The local authorities decide on a theme and are responsible for commissioning the work, usually by open competition.

The bull is reddish as a tribute to the country that commissioned the work.

The company supported, commissioned and produced work by black writers in Britain.

While the terminal commissioned the work, which will be on view there indefinitely, it was financed by the artist.