- Directed by
- Blank, Les, American, 1935 - 2013
- Produced by
- Flower Films, American, founded 1967
- Subject of
- Lipscomb, Mance, American, 1895 - 1976
- Lipscomb, Elnora, American, 1897 - 1976
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- polyester film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 39 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1400 Feet
- Caption
- 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.
- Description
- 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 used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Blues (Music)
- Documentary films
- Families
- Film
- Folk (Music)
- Folklife
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Men
- Music
- Popular music
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.84.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




