Which medal did the United States award Georgia O'Keeffe in 1985?

The United States awarded Georgia O'Keeffe the National Medal of Arts in 1985.

The National Medal of Arts is a federal honor recognizing significant contributions to American artistic achievement. O'Keeffe received it in 1985, near the end of a career that had made her one of the most important figures in American modernism.

Her recognition reflected the breadth of her work: abstract drawings, enlarged flowers, New York imagery, Southwestern landscapes, architectural details, and paintings of bones. Although she was often associated with a single regional or botanical style, her output covered many subjects and changed substantially over time.

The National Medal of Arts is distinct from the Presidential Medal of Freedom, another major American honor. O'Keeffe’s 1985 award is specifically recorded as the National Medal of Arts, not a medal awarded by a museum or an art society.