[1] He painted portraits and also landscapes of the White Mountains and other locales in New England.
[2][3] He was affiliated with the New England Art Union, and the Boston Artists' Association.
[7] He attended the 1860 convention of the National Art Association in Washington, DC.
[8] Students of Gerry included H. Frances Osborne,[9] Samuel Green Wheeler Benjamin, Fannie Elliot Gifford, Charles Wesley Sanderson,[10] and J. Frank Currier.
[11] With the exception of three years abroad, his professional life was passed chiefly in Boston.