in the collection include Baum, Walter Elmer Schofield, Sarah Blakeslee, and Harry Leith-Ross. The Bucks County Intermediate Unit Collection is one of the most important collections of Pennsylvania Impressionist artwork outside of the Lenfest collection of the Michener Art Museum. It was the Bucks County Traveling Art Gallery that served as the impetus (albeit it took almost forty more years to come to fruition) for the establishment of a museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania dedicated to the work of local artists. Personal life Edgar Schofield Baum (1916–2006) was Walter Emerson Baum's eldest son. Edgar worked in a wide variety of media, including oil and acrylic painting, dyes, sculpture, and the writing of poetry and wit. He published a book of his writings, entitled Jest and Ernest: A Collection of Original Aphorisms and As-Isms. Edgar attended the medical school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and served as a combat medical officer in the European Theatre during World War II. At the end of the war, he returned to Allentown, Pennsylvania,and established a family practice that, for over 40 years, was located at 1624 Walnut Street, in the city's West Park neighborhood. He also served as a Baum School of Art trustee. In October 2006, the David E. Rodale Gallery at the Baum School of Art held an exhibition celebrating the work of the Baum Circle. A memorial exhibition, celebrating Baum's life and work, was held at the Baum School during June 2007. Influences Robert Henri and the Ashcan School Thomas Eakins French and American impressionists Walter Schofield Edward Redfield Charles Rosen Major exhibitions Solo In January 1940, Baum presented a one-man exhibit at the Philadelphia Art Alliance gallery. Additional solo shows included: Walter E. Baum, A.N.A., Exhibition in Retrospect, 1923–1953, Playhouse Galleries, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1953 Retrospective show, Forrest Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954 Group Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1914–1916,1918–1920, 1922, 1924–1926,1928–1954 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1916, 1926, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1951 National Academy of Design, New York, New York, 1926, 1928, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1941–1950 Audubon Artists, New York, New York, 1953 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York City Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan Fort Worth Museum of Art, Fort Worth, Texas Phillips Mill Community Association, New Hope, Pennsylvania annual art exhibitions Philadelphia Art Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. Louis