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Timothy Pflueger

Timothy Ludwig Pflueger
Finely detailed bust sketch of a businessman wearing a suit coat, vest, collared shirt and tie, looking directly at the viewer. A signature centered below the portrait reads "T. L. Pflueger".
Pflueger in 1936, sketched by Peter van Valkenburg.
Signed: T. L. Pflueger
Born (1892-09-26)September 26, 1892
San Francisco, California
Died November 20, 1946(1946-11-20) (aged 54)
San Francisco, California
Occupation Architect
Practice Miller and Colmesnil
J. R. Miller
Miller and Pflueger
Timothy L. Pflueger and Associates
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Timothy Ludwig Pflueger (September 26, 1892 – November 20, 1946) was a prominent architect, interior designer and architectural lighting designer in the San Francisco Bay Area in the first half of the 20th century. Together with James R. Miller, Pflueger designed some of the leading skyscrapers and movie theaters in San Francisco in the 1920s, and his works featured art by challenging new artists such as Ralph Stackpole and Diego Rivera. Rather than breaking new ground with his designs, Pflueger captured the spirit of the times and refined it, adding a distinct personal flair. His work influenced later architects such as Pietro Belluschi.

Pflueger, who started as a working-class draftsman and never went to college, established his imprint on the development of Art Deco in California architecture yet demonstrated facility in many styles including Streamline Moderne, neo-Mayan,Beaux-Arts, Mission Revival, Neoclassical and International. His work as an interior designer resulted in an array of influential interior spaces, including luxurious cocktail lounges such as the Top of the Mark at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, the Patent Leather Bar at the St. Francis Hotel and the Cirque Room at The Fairmont, three of the most successful San Francisco bars in their day.


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