Verona Burkhard (1910–2004) was an American artist, known for her murals painted for the U.S. Treasury Department. She participated in four public projects including three United States post office murals and five murals completed for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. She has works in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Western Colorado Center for the Arts.
This is the name of Maya Rudolph's character in the movie "Away We Go," starring alongside John Krasinski. I think thought it was little odd at first, but I think I like it. And since I love the movie so much, it's grown on me. :)