Which medal did Georgia O'Keeffe receive from the U.S. government in 1985?

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

The National Medal of Arts honors significant contributions to the arts in the United States. O'Keeffe received it late in her life, after a career that had profoundly influenced American modernist painting and broadened the public understanding of abstraction.

Her artistic legacy included paintings of flowers, city architecture, New Mexico landscapes, bones, and abstract forms. She developed a highly recognizable style without limiting herself to one subject or medium.

The 1985 award is distinct from the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which she received in 1977. Both are major national honors, but they are different awards and were presented in different years.