There is perhaps no more appropriate way to display Jackie Robinson's legacy artistically than with a mosaic. A mosaic by definition brings together many small things to create one large image. Most mosaics are created with many different colors that when looked at up close, do not seem to mix or make sense. But when viewed from a far, these colors create a cohesive picture. Jackie Robinson represents the combining of different races into the game of baseball. Create a mosaic of Jackie Robinson in his Brooklyn Dodger's uniform. One particularly appropriate medium to use for such a mosaic (which can be made from stones, glass, small images, etc.) is old baseball cards.
A diorama is designed to capture a moment in time or a specific place and display it on a small scale. An imaginative way for students to incorporate what they have learned about Jackie Robinson into an art project is to create a diorama representing what a Jackie Robinson hall of fame could look like if it existed. It could be the inside of a baseball park and filled with things to represent his accomplishments, or it could be a room with pictures and statues that represent important moments in his career. The key is for students to use their imaginations so the diorama shows what they have learned about Robinson.
Bring Jackie Robinson's career to life and put it in historical perspective through a timeline/collage. Students can design the timeline as a class project. It could start with a simple line drawn on long sheet of paper–or it the line could be represented as a baseball bat. Have students think creatively in each part of the activity. For each major milestone the class decides to put on the timeline, include two elements: a written description summary of what happened on that date, and a collage of pictures, drawings and other items that visually depict what is described in the summary. This activity creates an artistic history of Jackie Robinson that not only tells about his life and accomplishments, but also shows them as well.