Luis V. Rey (born 1955) is a Spanish-Mexican artist and illustrator. A 1977 graduate of the San Carlos Academy, part of the

National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public university, public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countri ...

, he was among the contributors of the weekly

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

satirical magazine '' El Papus''. Tyrannosaurus Rey

Rey is best known for his innovative work in the field of

dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...

paleoart Paleoart (also spelled palaeoart, paleo-art, or paleo art) is any original artistic work that attempts to depict prehistoric life according to scientific evidence. Ansón, Fernández & Ramos (2015) pp. 28–34. Works of paleoart may be represen ...

. In conjunction with Robert T. Bakker, he promoted awareness of the developing evidence for

feathered dinosaurs A feathered dinosaur is any species of dinosaur possessing feathers. That includes all species of birds, and in recent decades evidence has accumulated that many non-avian dinosaur species also possessed feathers in some shape or form. The exte ...

. Rey is an active member of the

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) is a professional organization that was founded in the United States in 1940 to advance the science of vertebrate paleontology around the world. Mission and activities SVP has about 2,300 members inte ...

and of the Dinosaur Society (UK). Rey was the main illustrator for Dr. Thomas R. Holtz Jr.'s ''

Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...

'' (2007), and he won the Two-Dimensional Art category for the

's 2008 Lanzendorf-National Geographic PaleoArt Prize. Rey is an expert on Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings and he contributed the

liner notes Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or cassette j-cards. Origin Liner notes are descended from the prog ...

for the '' Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions'' live album.

References

External links

Luis V. Rey web gallery - Dinosaurs & Paleontology

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rey, Luis 1955 births Living people Mexican illustrators Mexican people of Spanish descent National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni Mexican emigrants to the United Kingdom Paleoartists