Which prize 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 is the United States government's highest honor for advancing the arts. President Ronald Reagan presented the 1985 medals, and O'Keeffe was among the artists recognized for her major contribution to American culture.

The award should not be confused with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a broader civilian honor that O'Keeffe received later, in 1977. Nor is it the National Humanities Medal, which recognizes achievements in the humanities. These medals have similar names but different programs and histories.

By 1985, O'Keeffe was internationally recognized as a defining American modernist. Her honors reflected both her artistic achievement and the lasting influence of her flowers, abstractions, New York scenes, and New Mexico imagery.