Jackie-O sent nude pictures to Andy Warhol

What do you know. Yesterday I commented that it seems every celebrity these days has candid nude pictures of themselves floating around somewhere. You flirt a little bit, and soon you're giving naked photos to each other for birthday presents. Where did such a trend start?

Turns out, maybe with Jacqueline Kennedy. It's not exactly a new story--Hustler magazine featured the photos in its August 1975 issue. But archivists going through the massive collection of Andy Warhol (a pack rat's pack rat) have turned a signed copy of Hustler's poster of Jackie-O sunbathing au naturel, with the inscription "For Andy, with enduring affection, Jackie Montauk." It seems the pictures were taken at Warhol's Montauk estate by Jackie's second husband, Aristotle Onasis, who probably was responsible for passing them on to Larry Flynt. Jackie sent the poster to Andy Warhold as "a joke," according to the news reports. That's the kind of joke I'd like to be the butt of (no pun intended)! The signature has been authenticated by handwriting experts.

The best complete set of the photos I could find online is at the A Doll Babes blog (with popups); you can also find them at Bitty Requests, but you'll have to scroll down to look for them. That's a fine looking bush, Jackie!