<I>A Well-Spent Life</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1971
name: label: Directed by
content: Les Blank, American, 1935 - 2013
label: Produced by
content: Flower Films, American, founded 1967
label: Subject of
content: Mance Lipscomb, American, 1895 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Elnora Lipscomb, American, 1897 - 1976
label: Owned by
content: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Caption
content: This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
label: Description
content: A documentary film with the title A Well Spent Life. It consists of a single reel of color polyester film with optical sound. The documentary profiles Texas guitarist, husband and sharecropper Mance Lipscomb. In addition to his commentary on various subjects, Lipscomb also performs songs such as "Asked My Captain," "Tom Moore's farm," "Big Boss Man," "Doorbell Blues," and "Baby Take Me Back."
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Folk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.55.84.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: polyester film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 39 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 1400 Feet