As a child actor, Tony Dow had the privilege of finding success at an early age when he won the role of Wally in Leave It to Beaver. It was a character that would serve Dow well; the role would turn him into a teen idol, and decades later, he would appear as Wally Cleaver once more in a Leave It to Beaver revival.

But acting wasn't Dow's only artistic pursuit. He was also an incredibly talented sculptor as well. According to an article in the Sun Herald, one of Dow's sculptures, entitled ''Unnamed Warrior,'' was actually shown as part of an exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.

Dow said of the experience, "Having something shown at the Louvre is about as good as you can get, especially when it's a juried show like this where there's a panel of judges who pick the pieces to be in the exhibition. I'm a little humbled by the whole thing but grateful nonetheless."

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"Of course, I'm really proud of Leave It to Beaver and my directing career in television. Those are great accomplishments. I'm really proud of them, but this is interesting because I don't think they know anything about that at the Louvre."

In an interview with the Associated Press, Dow acknowledged that at times, his notoriety as an actor sometimes got in the way of his growth as a sculptor. He explained, "I think it's hard, especially with the Wally image to be taken seriously at pretty much anything other than that." 

In addition to sculpting, Dow also made a name for himself behind the camera as a director. According to another interview with the Associated Press, he confessed, "It's what I've wanted to do since the time I was sixteen years old."

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