Which 1977 honor did Georgia O'Keeffe receive from the President of the United States?

Georgia O'Keeffe received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.

President Gerald Ford presented O'Keeffe with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. The honor recognized her exceptional contribution to American art and her lasting influence on modern painting.

The medal was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. It can be awarded for especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, culture, or other significant public or private endeavors.

O'Keeffe’s 1977 award is sometimes confused with the National Medal of Arts, which was created later, in 1984. She received that award as well, in 1985, near the end of her life. The two honors are separate presidential medals with different founding dates.