Which 1985 honor did Georgia O'Keeffe receive from the United States government?

Georgia O'Keeffe received the National Medal of Arts in 1985.

The National Medal of Arts is an official United States honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the arts. O'Keeffe received the medal in 1985, near the end of a career that had reshaped American painting through bold abstraction, close-up flowers, urban subjects, and images of the Southwest.

The award was established by Congress in 1984, making O'Keeffe one of its early recipients. It is presented by the president, but it is different from the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which O'Keeffe received earlier, in 1977.

O'Keeffe’s 1985 honor came when she was internationally recognized but increasingly working with assistants because of failing eyesight. Her artistic influence remained substantial, and the medal placed her achievements within the nation’s official cultural history.